A. 
The Police Department may issue a civil citation to an alarm user for the negligent or accidental activation of an alarm system as a result of faulty, malfunctioning, or improperly installed or maintained equipment or for a false alarm if the number of activations or false alarms to which the law enforcement unit or fire department or ambulance company responds exceeds:
(1) 
Three responses within a thirty-day period; or
(2) 
Eight responses within a twelve-month period.
B. 
An alarm system that is activated more than once within a twelve-hour period when a premises with an alarm system is unoccupied and that is not in response to an actual emergency situation or threatened suggested criminal activity constitutes one false alarm if:
(1) 
Access to the building is provided to the alarm system contractor; and
(2) 
An alarm system contractor or an employee of an alarm system contractor responds to the activated alarm system.
C. 
A civil citation issued under this section shall assess a penalty of $30 for each negligent or accidental activation or false alarm.