§ 2.5-17. Service charge, fines; failure to pay.

The owner of an alarm system in violation of a specified section of this chapter shall have ten (10) days from the date of the violation notice to pay the service charge and/or fine.

(a) If the owner fails to pay the service charge or fine within ten (10) days the matter will be processed through the Code Compliance Board.

(b) If the owner or person in charge of the alarm system fails to pay the past due amount within ten (10) days, the city attorney may proceed by a suit in a court of competent jurisdiction to collect said unpaid service charges and/or fines from an alarm system owner, and the city attorney shall have the authority to place a lien against the property served by a burglar and/or fire alarm in the amount of all assessed service charges and/or fines.

(c) The owner of the alarm system and/or the premises the alarm system serves shall be responsible for all costs incurred in collecting the service fee including attorney's fees.

(Ord. No. 90-43, § 13, 9-18-90; Ord. No. 92-5, § 3, 3-3-92; Ord. No. 97-03, § 1, 2-18-97; Ord. No. 07-033, § 2, 11-13-07)