§ 5-26. False alarm prevention program.  


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  • (a)

    The sheriff's office will provide an educational program for the prevention of false alarms and shall allow individuals to participate in any false alarm prevention program.

    (b)

    After participation in a program by a person associated with the respective secured premises, the sheriff's office shall issue one "certificate of participation" to the credit of that respective secured premises. The certificate, along with a $5.00 fee paid to the Board of Collier County Commissioners, may be used by a representative of the secured premises to void one prior, or one future false alarm, including the penalties that would otherwise result from that false alarm. No certificates shall apply to a seventh or higher false alarm. The certificate for credit against a future violation shall expire 365 days after its issuance date.

(Ord. No. 01-56, § 6, 10-23-01; Ord. No. 04-48, § 1; Ord. No. 2008-52, § 1, 9-9-08)