(a) Registration required. The owner of any emergency alarm system shall register the system with the Town Marshal’s Department. The installer of any existing system shall register such installation with the Town Marshal’s Department within three (3) days of installation. Such registration shall be on a form prepared by the Town Marshal’s Department, including such information as the location and nature of the alarm system, the expected responses to the alarm system, the names and telephone numbers of the persons to be notified to render repairs or service and secure the premises, and any other information required by the Town Marshal to protect the health, safety and welfare of the community.

(b) Public nuisance. False alarms transmitted to a police or fire department, ambulance service, or any other agency which responds to emergencies involving danger to life or property, are a public nuisance.

(c) Fee for response. The Town Marshal’s Department is authorized to collect a reasonable service charge for responding to any false alarm in the Town. Such charges shall be established from time to time by resolution of the Town Council. Any property owner who fails to pay the service charge within thirty (30) days of any response to a false alarm shall be liable to the Town for interest at the rate of one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month, and costs of collection shall become an automatic lien on the property. The Finance Director is authorized to collect such delinquent service charges, and such charges, interest and costs may be certified to the County Treasurer for collection by foreclosure and public sale. (Prior code 8.20.010, 8.20.020, 8.20.030)