[Ord. 2007-03, 5/8/2007, § 1; as amended by Ord. 2008-01, 2/12/2008, § 1]
1. 
Upon any emergency services response initiated by a 911 Communications Center that is prematurely terminated, where the caller had no reasonable basis upon which to assert that emergency services were required, the responding police officer shall notify and inform the phone subscriber of the existence of this Part, and the fees imposed herein. This notification shall constitute an official warning to the phone subscriber of the existence of this Part and the fees imposed hereby.
2. 
There is hereby imposed a fee of $25 for any emergency services response initiated by a 911 Communications Center call that is prematurely terminated, where the caller had no reasonable basis upon which to assert that emergency services were required and the phone subscriber had received an official warning as identified in Subsection 1. For the fourth such instance in any calendar year, the fee imposed shall be $30; for the fifth such instance in any calendar year, the fee shall be $50; and for the sixth and each succeeding instance in any calendar year, the fee shall be $100. These fees may be amended hereafter by resolution of the Board. The fee may be imposed upon either the actual caller identified in an investigation of the prematurely terminated telephone call or the subscriber of the telephone number from which the call originated.
3. 
If any emergency services response is initiated by a call to the 911 Communications Center that is prematurely terminated, where the caller had no reasonable basis upon which to assert that emergency services were required and the call was initiated from a commercial property, then the actual caller or the owner/subscriber of the telephone number from which the call originated of that commercial property shall be responsible for the fees provided for in Subsection 2.
4. 
For purposes of calculating the number of 911 Communication calls identified in Subsection 3, the number of times any emergency services respond to a particular commercial property shall be totaled and utilized on a calendar year basis, regardless of the individual caller(s) identified or originating phone number(s).
5. 
The fees imposed hereby shall be invoiced to the caller, if identified by the investigation, and if the caller is not identified by the investigation, then to the subscriber of the telephone line from which the call initiated. Such invoice shall be due and payable 15 days from the date of the invoice.
[Ord. 2007-03, 5/8/2007, § 1]
The Northern York Regional Police Department, or such other police department appointed by or acting on behalf of the Township, is hereby authorized and directed to fully enforce this Part.
[Ord. 2007-03, 5/8/2007, § 1; as added by Ord. 2008-01, 2/12/2008, § 2]
1. 
The police officer shall determine in each instance whether a violation of this Part has occurred by failure to pay the fee required by § 10-401. Upon determining that a violation has occurred the officer shall impose a penalty of $50 upon the violator in addition to the amount of the unpaid fees. Notice of the penalty assessment or a nontraffic citation shall be served upon the violator by personal delivery or by first class mail and certified mail, return receipt requested. Failure to pay the assessed penalty within the period specified in the notice of penalty assessment or citation shall result in the commencement of an enforcement proceeding in a District Magisterial Court. Upon being found liable for such violation in an enforcement proceeding, the violator shall pay a penalty not exceeding $600 plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney fees, incurred by Manchester Township.
2. 
In addition to the penalty provided for in Subsection 1 of this section, Manchester Township shall have the right to file a municipal lien pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Lien Law any unpaid fees or penalty imposed by this Part upon the real estate from which such calls were made.