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B. An amended application shall be filed within 10 days after any change in the information provided in the application. Upon such amendment, a new alarm permit shall be issued. SECTION 4. EXCESSIVE FALSE ALARMS DECLARED A PUBLIC NUISANCE The emission of more than three false alarms within any six-month period of time is excessive and constitutes a serious nuisance, and is hereby declared to be unlawful and a violation of this ordinance. No person shall allow, permit, cause, or fail to prevent the emission, for any reason, by any alarm used by him, or any alarm serving a premises or a building occupied and controlled by such person, of more than three false alarms within any six-month period of time. SECTION 5. FALSE ALARM SERVICE CHARGE; For response by the fire department to excessive false alarms, the alarm user shall be charged a service fee by the County of $25.00 for the first false alarm in excess of three false alarms in any six-month. period, $50.00 for the second false alarm to excess of three in any six-month period, and $100.00 for the third and each successive additional false alarm in excess of three in any six-month period. The Fire Chief shall determine whether a false alarm has occurred and the frequency of such false alarms, and the County shall notify alarm users of amounts owed to the County and shall make demand therefor, pursuant to the provisions of this ordinance. The County Attorney may proceed by a suit in a court of competent jurisdiction to collect said charge after demand therefor has been made by the County and the payment thereof refused by the alarm user. SECTION 6. INTERFERENCE WITH FIRE DEPARTMENT TELEPHONE COLLECTION TRUNK LINES PROHIBITED; ALARM BUSINESS CENTRAL OFFICE REQUIRED; IDENTIFICATION REQUIRED DEC 'i988 3 floor. 75 FADE 365 '1