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 Fort Lauderdale
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 4. ALARM SYSTEMS

  § 4-9. Service fee.  

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  • (a)

    (1)

    When the city's police department responds to an alarm at the same premises in excess of one (1) time within any twelve-month period, a residential alarm user shall pay a service fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for the second response; or one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the third response; or two hundred dollars ($200.00) for the fourth and fifth responses; and one hundred twenty dollars ($120.00) for the sixth and subsequent alarm responses.

    (2)

    When the city's police department responds to an alarm at the same premises in excess of one (1) time within any twelve-month period, a non-residential alarm user shall pay a service fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) for the second response; or one hundred seventy-five ($175.00) for the third response; two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225.00) for the fourth response; four hundred twenty-five ($425.00) for the fifth response and one hundred ninety dollars ($190.00) for the sixth and subsequent alarm responses.

    (b)

    (1)

    When the city's fire-rescue department responds to an alarm at the same premises in excess of one (1) time within any twelve-month period, a residential alarm user shall pay a service fee of two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225.00) for the second and subsequent alarm responses.

    (2)

    When the city's fire-rescue department responds to an alarm at the same premises in excess of one (1) time within any twelve-month period, a non-residential alarm user shall pay a service fee of four hundred thirteen dollars ($413.00) for the second and subsequent alarm responses.

    (c)

    Should the service charge remain unpaid for a period of thirty (30) days past the date of the notice of the invoice of the service fee as provided in section 4-7(b), the city shall have a lien on all lands or premises of the alarm user. Such liens shall be prior to all other liens on such lands or premises, except the lien of the state, county and municipal taxes, and shall be on a parity with the lien of such state, county and municipal taxes. Such liens may be foreclosed by the city in the matter provided by law.

(Code 1953, § 17-4.2; Ord. No. C-83-84, § 2, 7-19-83; Ord. No. C-95-73, § 1, 2-20-96; Ord. No. C-96-67, §§ 4, 10, 12-17-96; Ord. No. C-03-34, § 3, 9-16-03 ; Ord. No. C-04-20, § 1, 4-7-04 ; Ord. No. C-04-40, § 3, 9-13-04 ; Ord. No. C-10-32, § 1, 10-19-10 ; Ord. No. C-17-28 , § 13, 9-13-17)