Town of Deerfield, MA Chapter 55 Alarms

[HISTORY: Adopted as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]

Article I User Fees for False Alarms

[Adopted 4-30-1990 ATM, Art. 57]

§ 55-1 Record to be kept; fees imposed.

The Chief of Police shall cause an investigation to be made and keep a record of false alarms. For such false alarms, the following user fee shall be imposed:

A. For the first and second false alarms in any given calendar year, a warning shall be issued.

B. For the third false alarm in the same calendar year, a fee of $25.00 shall be paid to the Town of Deerfield.

C. For the fourth and subsequent false alarms in the same calendar year, a fee of $50.00 for each occurrence shall be paid to the Town of Deerfield.