5.56.110 Appeals.
(A) If the Alarm Administrator assesses a fine or denies issuance, renewal or reinstatement of an alarm registration, the Alarm Administrator must send written notice to the applicant, alarm user or the alarm company.
(B) The applicant, alarm user or alarm company must file an appeal with the Alarm Administrator within fifteen (15) business days after the Alarm Administrator provided notification of the assessment or the decision.
(C) The decision of the Alarm Administrator may be appealed to the law enforcement authority as follows:
(1) The appeal must be filed within twenty (20) business days after the Alarm Administrator provided notification of the Alarm Administrator’s decision.
(2) The law enforcement authority must conduct a hearing within thirty (30) days of receipt of the appeal. The law enforcement authority will make its decision based on evidence presented at the hearing. The law enforcement authority must render a decision within fifteen (15) days of the hearing. The law enforcement authority will affirm or reverse the Alarm Administrator’s decision.
(D) Filing an appeal stays action by the Alarm Administrator until the law enforcement authority has rendered a decision. If an appeal is not filed within twenty (20) business days of the Alarm Administrator’s decision, the decision is final.
(E) Alarm Administrator or law enforcement authority may adjust the count of false alarms based on:
(1) Evidence that a false alarm was caused by an act of God;
(2) Evidence that a false alarm was caused by the telephone company;
(3) Evidence that a false alarm was caused by a power outage lasting longer than twenty-four (24) hours;
(4) Evidence that the alarm dispatch request was not a false alarm; and/or
(F) The Alarm Administrator or law enforcement authority may take into consideration whether the alarm company engaged in a consistent pattern of violations. (Ord. 18-02 § 11, 2018.)