[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Lincoln 5-20-1997 by Ord. No. 97-4; amended 2-23-1999 by Ord. No. 99-1 (Ch. 13, Art. IV, of the 1990 Code of Ordinances). Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
False alarms — See Ch. 114.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 123.
Noise — See Ch. 175.
Police response to false alarms causes undue and substantial expense to the Town, subjects Town employees to risk in responding and otherwise works as an economic and personnel burden upon the resources of the Town. Every owner, occupant or tenant of a residence, store or any other building equipped with an alarm system shall be subject to the following.
No person shall allow or permit intentional or unintentional false alarms to occur with systems or devices installed at or servicing his/her premises. Such owner shall be allowed five unintentional false alarms per calendar year without being required to pay an assessment therefor.
After five unintentional false alarms, the owner shall pay an assessment of $50 for the first subsequent infraction, $75 for the second subsequent infraction and $100 for the third subsequent infraction in which the alarm is tripped or set off by any cause other than an actual unlawful entry or other criminal offense or cause beyond the owner's control requiring a police response and occurring at the residence, store, building or premises.
The owner shall be cited for such infractions by regular and certified mail, by the Lincoln Police Department or its designee, who shall note all prior occasions, including the date and time upon which a false alarm occurred when sending a bill imposing a fine to the owner. The owner shall pay the assessments by certified check or money order payable to the Town of Lincoln within 10 days of notification.
Intentional false alarms or any unintentional occurrences beyond those detailed in § 67-3 above will be punishable in accordance with Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article II, General Penalty, of the Code of the Town of Lincoln or any other applicable provisions of state or local laws.