The Alarm Industry Research & Educational Foundation

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COMMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS:

A reasonable scale could be:

No Fine for dispatch(s) 1, 2 or 3
$50.00 1^st fine
$100.00 2^nd fine
$200.00 3^rd fine

It was the observation of the Model States Coordinators that a majority of successful programs had 1-3 free false responses in their ordinances
The initial fine of an alarm user is usually the wake up call
Subsequent fines should escalate in line with the severity of the problem
Fines help to offset Law Enforcement costs
Fines can be set too high - unreasonably high fines may result in collection difficulties. City of Spokane under their previous ordinance experienced this problem.

The Model States experience cites the following example:

In 1998 in the state of Illinois every agency that passed a new and stricter ordinance with a meaningful, escalating, fine scale saw a reduction in false alarms.

5. RESTRICTED RESPONSE:

Definition:Suspension of agency response to an automatic alarm system activation when the maximum number of false dispatches has been reached or previous fines have gone unpaid as defined by ordinance.

COMMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS:

Provides law enforcement the ability to suspend services after an excessive number of false dispatches to reduce resource abuse by chronic offenders.

Restricted response prevents the continued abuse of law enforcement resources


MODEL STATES REPORT Best Practices in Reducing False Dispatches
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