§ 15-7. Failure to pay service fees or civil penalties; revocation of permit.

(a)

All service fees or civil penalties assessed by the chief of police against the owner or tenant of residential, commercial or industrial premises protected by an alarm system shall be due and owing to the county treasurer. If legal action is necessary to collect the service fees or civil penalties, the owner or tenant shall be required to pay a ten percent collection fee to the county and all court costs necessary to collect such fees or penalties.

(b)

The failure of a permit holder to pay any service fee or civil penalty assessed under this article within 30 days after it is assessed shall constitute grounds for the revocation of an alarm system permit by the chief of police. A late payment penalty of ten percent or $10.00, whichever is greater, shall be added to the account upon referral to the county debt collection division. Interest upon the principal amount due and penalty will accrue at the rate of ten percent annually from the first day of the month following the day the account is referred to the debt collection division. The continued operation of an alarm system by the owner or tenant of premises protected by an alarm system after notification by first class mail that the permit has been revoked shall constitute a class 4 misdemeanor, punishable by a maximum fine of $250.00.

(c)

An alarm permit that has been revoked may be reinstated by the chief of police upon payment of all amounts owing.

(Code 1978, § 2.1-7; Ord. of 10-28-98, § 1)

(Code 1978, § 2.1-7; Ord. of 10-28-98, § 1)