[Adopted 11-20-1995 by Ord. No. 649 (Ch. XV, Part 6, of the
1974 Code of Ordinances)]
[Amended 8-16-2021 by Ord. No. 747]
If any individual, establishment, partnership, corporation,
entity or concern cause more than two false alarms to occur during
a twelve-month period, then a fine of $100 per occurrence shall be
levied against the owner of said system for each and every false burglar
and/or fire alarm occurring more than two times during the twelve-month
period.
Each individual, establishment, partnership, corporation, entity
or concern will be notified in writing after the first reported false
burglar or fire alarm occurrence.
For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
[Amended 1-21-2013 by Ord. No. 725; 8-16-2021 by Ord. No. 747
Any individual, establishment, partnership, corporation, entity
or concern who or which fails to pay said sum within 30 days following
notification of the third and subsequent false alarms will be cited
by the Girard Borough Police Department and alarm connection service
with the municipality may be suspended until such time as the aforesaid
fine is remitted to the Borough of Girard. Further, upon conviction
thereof before a District Justice having jurisdiction, such individual,
establishment, partnership, corporation, entity or concern shall be
guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable for each offense
by a fine of not more than $600 or by imprisonment for not more than
90 days, or both.
The purpose of this article is to prevent an unnecessary response
by the Fire Department or the Police Department resulting from an
alarm received but which has been caused either by a defect in the
fire alarm system or the burglar alarm system or by the accidental
or careless use or misuse of such systems.