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_ W M a violation of this article. 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 (3) false alarms within any six-month period of time. Section 301.05 False alarm service charge; collection 1. For response by the fire department to excessive false alarms, the alarm user shall be charged a service fee by the county of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for the first alarm in excess of three (3) false alarms in any six-month period, Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for the second false alarm in excess of three (3) in any six-month period, and Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) for the third and each successive additional false alarm in excess of three (3) 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 the alarm users of amounts owed to the county and shall make demand thereafter, pursuant to the provisions of this article. 2. The county attorney may proceed by a suit in a court -.of competent jurisdiction to collect such charge after demand therefor has been made by the county and the payment thereof refused by the alarm user. Section 301.06 Interference with fire department telephone trunk lines pro i itea,• alarm business central office requireea i enti ication required 1. No person shall use or cause to be used any telephone or electronic device or attachment that automatically selects a public primary telephone trunk line of the fire department or any other department or bureau of the county and then reproduces any prerecorded message to report any fire, or other emergency. 2. No person shall provide a private alarm service system programmed to a central alarm reception office unless such central office is staffed at all times, twenty-four (24) hours a day, including holidays. 3. Any staff member of a private alarm service system reporting an alarm activation to which a fire response is requested shall identify himself and state the name and telephone number of the alarm business by which such response is requested. Section 301.07 Audible alarms All alarms which may maintained.to ensure emergency due to fire. Section 301.08 be heard in any public place shall be proper functioning in the event of an Enforcement through code enforcement board —~ In addition to other methods of enforcing county ordinances, the fire department may initiate or cause to initiate action before the code enforcement board of the county to obtain compliance with this article and payment of service charges assessed by the county. The board shall have the authority to place a lien against the property served by a fire alarm in the amount of all assessed service charges. 29 " . FOR �� F �r 13,3 i