HomeMy WebLinkAbout100-89 - Ord. Alarm SystemsORDINANCE NO. 100-89
ALARM SYSTEMS
Section 1. Declaration of Policy and Findings. It is the express intent of the Board of Mason
County Commissioners to reasonably protect the public's health, safety and welfare. In cases
of repeated "false" alarms, the County law enforcement agency's resources could be burdened.
Therefore, the Board of Mason County Commissioners finds administration of this ordinance
by qualified law enforcement personnel is appropriate.
Section 2. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the term "false alarm" shall mean the
activation of a burglary and/or robbery alarm (silent or audible) by other than a forced entry
to the premises and at a time when no burglary or robbery is being committed or attempted
on the premises.
Section 3. Notice To Be Posted. It is unlawful to have or maintain on any premises in the
unincorporated areas of Mason County an audible type burglary and/or robbery alarm unless
there is posted at the main entrance to such premises a prominent notice of the telephone
numbers at which the person or persons authorized to enter such premises can be reached at
all times, and it is unlawful for any such person to willfully and intentionally fail to appear
and turn off any such alarm within one (1) hour after being notified by the appropriate law
enforcement agency to do so.
Section 4. Fees for Sheriff Response. For a police response to any false alarm, the Sheriff
shall charge and collect from the person having or maintaining such burglary and/or robbery
alarm on premises owned or occupied by him, fees as follows:
a. For a response to premises at which no other false alarm has occurred,
hereinafter referred to as a "first response", no fee shall be charged, but the person having or
maintaining such alarm shall within five (5) working days after notice to do so, make a
written report to the Sheriff, on forms prescribed by him, setting forth the cause of such false
alarm and corrective action necessary.
b. For a second response to premises within three (3) months after a first response,
no fee shall be charged, but a written response shall be required as for a first response, and
the Sheriff shall order an inspection at the owner's expense and give notice as to repairs or
corrective actions.
c. For a third response within three (3) months after such a second response, a fee
of fifty dollars ($50.00) payable to the Mason County Sheriff within thirty (30) days shall be
charged, and if such third false alarm or any such succeeding false alarm is a result of failure
to take necessary corrective action prescribed by the Sheriff, said Sheriff may order the
disconnection of such alarm system, and it shall be unlawful to reconnect such alarm system
until such corrective action is taken; provided that no disconnection shall be ordered as to any
premises required by law to have an alarm system in operation. An order of the Sheriff to
disconnect an alarm system may be reviewed by motion for writ of review to the Mason
County District Court. The application for a writ of review shall be made to the court within
thirty (30) days of the Sheriff's notice to disconnect the alarm system.
ORDINANCE NO. 100-89
ALARM SYSTEMS
Section 5. Violations and penalties. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and each person shall be guilty of a
separate offense for each day during which any violation of any of the provisions of this code
is committed or continued, and upon conviction of any such violation, shall be punishable by
a fine of not more than three hundred dollars ($300.00), or imprisonment for not more than
six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
ADOPTED this 31st day of October, 1989.
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Rebecca-S. Rogers, Clerk of th oard
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Annette S. McGee, Chairperson
Michael D. Gibson, Commissioner
William O. Hunter, Com issioner