[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.]
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.
