Sec. 168.102 Registration required; fees.
(a) It shall be unlawful for a property owner, lessee of property or any other person otherwise occupying a premise within the city to operate or maintain an alarm system on his premises without a registration decal issued for such alarm system by the Office of the Sheriff. The decal shall be valid for so long as the decal holder continues to operate and maintain such registered alarm system on his premises, unless revoked as provided for in this chapter. The person requesting such decal shall file an application with the Office of the Sheriff along with a registration fee of ten dollars. The application shall contain the information required by the Office of the Sheriff, as the Sheriff deems necessary and proper to effectively administer the provisions of this chapter.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to install, maintain, repair, alter, monitor or service alarm systems for compensation within the city without an alarm contractor’s registration certificate issued by the Office of the Sheriff. This registration certificate shall be valid for a period of two years, unless revoked as provided for this chapter. Request for this registration certificate shall be filed with the Office of the Sheriff on such application forms as promulgated by the Office of the Sheriff and shall be accompanied by an application fee of fifty dollars.
(c) Renewal fees for the registration certificates issued by the Office of the Sheriff pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall be the same as the initial application fee and shall be paid no later than thirty days after the expiration date of the registration certificate.
(d) The Sheriff may revoke any registration certificate or decal issued pursuant to this section if the holder of same has violated any provision of this chapter for which payment of a penalty is provided and has not paid the penalty within the required time period.
(e) The registration certificate or decal issued pursuant to this section shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any other permit, license or certification required by local, state or federal law.
(Ord. 88-337-244, 1)