Title 10 Regulation of Activ ities
Chapter 10.48 False Alarms
Section 10.48.180 Appropriating Public Police Services for Pr
iv ate Purposes Subject to Cost Recovery Fees
Causing police to engage in a false alarm response constitutes an appropriation of public police services for priv ate purposes and is subject to a cost recovery fee.
The alarm user is responsible for payment of his registration and cost recovery fees.
When, in the opinion of the responding officer(s), an alarm dispatch request can be reasonably associated with an actual or attempted criminal offense at the involved alarm site, the alarm is valid and the response is considered a basic police service not subject to cost recovery fees.
When, in the opinion of the responding officer(s), an alarm dispatch request can be reasonably attributed to an earthquake, hurricane, tornado or other unusually violent act of nature, no cost recovery fee shall be assessed.
When, in the opinion of the responding officer(s), an alarm dispatch request cannot be reasonably attributed to the conditions described in subsection (C) or (D) of this section, the incident is a false alarm and the police officer response is considered an appropriation of public police services for priv ate purposes that is subject to cost recovery.
When the responding officer(s) is (are) unable to determine if an alarm is valid or false because of inaccessibility of the alarm site, the response is presumed to be a false alarm response, and is subject to cost recovery fees. (See SMC 10.48.020(Q) )
Date Passed: Monday, April 28, 2008
Effectiv e Date: Saturday, May 31, 2008
ORD C34223 Section 10
