ATTENTION ALL ALARM USERS:

ON JUNE 21, 1999 THE CITY OF BARTOW COMMISSION PASSED A FALSE ALARM ORDINANCE.

IF YOU ARE AN ALARM USER (RESIDENCE, BUSINESS OR, GOVERNMENT) WITH A FIRE/SMOKE, WATER FLOW, MEDICAL, ROBBERY, BURGLARY, OR PANIC ALARM, THIS ALARM ORDINANCE WILL APPLY TO YOU.

YOU WILL NEED TO REGISTER YOUR ALARM SYSTEM WITH THE BARTOW POLICE DEPARTMENT WITHIN NINETY (90) DAYS OF THE ORDINANCE ADOPTION.

USERS, WITH A REGISTERED ALARM SYSTEM, WILL BE ALLOWED TWO (2) FALSE ALARMS A YEAR. THE ORDINANCE YEAR WILL BEGIN OCTOBER 1^ST AND WILL END SEPTEMBER 30^TH EACH YEAR. USERS WITH UNREGISTERED ALARM SYSTEMS WILL BE CHARGED A FINE THE FIRST FALSE ALARM.

FINE SCHEDULE:

REGISTER SYSTEMS UNREGISTERED SYSTEMS

1^ST FALSE ALARM NO CHARGE 1^ST FALSE ALARM $ 25.00

2^ND FALSE ALARM NO CHARGE 2^ND FALSE ALARM $ 50.00

3^RD FALSE ALARM $ 25.00 3^RD FALSE ALARM $ 100.00

4^TH FALSE ALARM $ 50.00 4^TH FALSE ALARM $ 200.00

5^TH FALSE ALARM $100.00 5^TH FALSE ALARM $ 400.00

Etc…. Etc….

IF YOU RECEIVE A NOTICE OF VIOLATION YOU WILL HAVE TEN (10) DAYS TO PAY THE FINE OR CONTACT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD FOR A HEARING.

WHEN YOU REGISTER YOUR ALARM SYSTEM YOU WILL BE ASKED FOR AT LEAST TWO PERSONS THAT CAN RESPOND TO YOUR ALARM IF YOU ARE NOT AVAILABLE. RESPONSE TO ALARMS IS REQUIRED WITHIN THIRTY MINUTES. FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THE ALARM OR WITHIN THE ALLOWED 30 MINUTES WILL RESULT IN A FINE OF $25.00 TO THE ALARM USER. A REGISTRATION FORM WILL BE SENT TO YOU NEXT MONTH. COMPLETE THE FORM AND RETURN IT TO THE BARTOW POLICE DEPARTMENT. EXTRA REGISTRATION FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.