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 Collier County
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 5. ALARM SYSTEMS
 Article II. FALSE ALARMS

  § 5-28. Enforcement and penalty provisions.

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  • (a)

    Incorporation of Section 1-6 of the County Code of Laws and Ordinances. In addition to all enforcement provisions specified in this Ordinance, and as provided for in F.S. § 125.69, any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, at the election of the County be subject to the enforcement provisions of Section 1-6 of the Collier County Code of Laws and Ordinances, excluding possible imprisonment, except for contempt of court. Violations of this Ordinance may be referred by the Sheriff to the Code Enforcement Board, or to the County's Code Enforcement Special Magistrate for enforcement pursuant to the County's Code Enforcement Special Magistrate Ordinance and Chapter 162, Florida Statutes, including filing liens against the secured premises.

    (b)

    Joint and severable responsibility to pay fees and fines. All fees and/or fines charged under this Ordinance shall be an obligation owned jointly and severally by each responsible party. Fees and fines shall be paid to Collier County Board of County Commissioners within the time periods specified in this Ordinance except as may be ordered otherwise by the Special Magistrate. Prompt payment of each false alarm fine shall clear and settle that false alarm violation, but shall not affect the duty to file any Registration Form.

    (c)

    Fines and costs imposed. Fines and costs imposed against a responsible party are to be distributed as follows: $5.00 to Collier County Code Enforcement as an administration fee, and the balance of the funds of each fine is to be deposited in the fine and forfeitures fund of the Sheriff's Office to offset the Sheriff's operating budget costs.

    (d)

    Failure to promptly pay fine and costs. If a violator fails to pay the fine and costs resulting from the cited violation of this Ordinance without filing a written notice of appeal received by the Special Magistrate within the 30-day fine payment period, the cited violation can be referred by the Sheriff's Office to the Special Magistrate. The Special Magistrate can impose a civil fine against the violator not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00), plus applicable costs, and can file a lien for the respective fine and costs against the land at which the violation occurred and upon any other real or personal property owned by the violator, as then authorized by F.S. Ch. 162.

(Ord. No. 97-8, § 7, 1-28-97; Ord. No. 01-56, § 8, 10-23-01; Ord. No. 04-48, § 1; Ord. No. 2008-52, § 1, 9-9-08; Ord. No. 2014-07, § 5; Ord. No. 2017-32, § 4)