For the purposes of this article, the term "false alarm" means the activation of a burglary and/or robbery alarm by other than forced entry or attempted forced entry to the premises at a time when no burglary or robbery is being committed or attempted on the premises.
(Ord. 504A § 1, 1983)
A. 
It is unlawful for any person having or conducting a privately owned police signal system or private system to establish or maintain direct electrical, mechanical or other physical connection with any facilities of the Zillah police department, except that any other private alarm system original system may be connected by telephone with the office of the Zillah police department, as approved by the police chief.
B. 
A violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 1439 § 10, 2017)
The causing or activation of a false alarm within the city is prohibited. Any person in violation of this article shall be subject to the penalties set out in ZMC § 9.08.080.
(Ord. 504A § 2, 1983)
For a police response to any false alarm, the chief of police shall charge and collect from the person having or maintaining such burglary and/or robbery alarm on premises owned or occupied by him, fees as follows:
A. 
For a response to premises at which no other false alarm has occurred within the preceding six-month period, hereinafter referred to as a "first response," no fee shall be charged, but the person having or maintaining such burglary and/or robbery alarm shall, within three working days after notice to do so, make a written report to the chief of police, or his designee, on forms prescribed by him, setting forth the cause of such false alarm, the corrective action taken, whether such alarm has been inspected by an authorized serviceman, and such other information as the chief of police or his designee may reasonably require to determine the cause of such false alarm and corrective action necessary.
B. 
For the second response to premises within six months after a first response, no fee shall be charged, but a written report shall be required as for a first response and the chief of police or his designee shall be authorized to inspect or cause to be inspected the alarm system at such premises, prescribe necessary corrective action, and shall give notice to the person having or maintaining such alarm system of the conditions and requirements of this section.
C. 
For the third response to premises within six months after a first response, a fee of $25.00 shall be charged, and written report shall be required as for a first response and the chief of police or his designee shall be authorized to inspect or cause to be inspected the alarm system at such premises, prescribe necessary corrective action, and shall give notice to the person having or maintaining such alarm system of the conditions and requirements of this section.
D. 
For a fourth response to premises within six months of the first response, a fee of $50.00 shall be charged. For each false alarm in excess of four within six months of the first response, a fee of $100.00 shall be charged. If such fourth false alarm or any such succeeding false alarm is as a result of failure to take necessary corrective action described by the chief of police or his designee, the chief of police may order the disconnection of such alarm system until such corrective action is taken; provided, that no disconnection shall be ordered as to any premises required by law to have an alarm system in operation.
(Ord. 504A § 3, 1983)
Any person who fails to pay the fees charged to him as set forth in ZMC § 9.08.080 or who fails to file the written reports required in ZMC § 9.08.080 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be required to pay in addition to such fees a fine up to $500.00.
(Ord. 504A § 4, 1983)