Contesting false alarm response reports.
Riverside Municipal Code § 5.58.110
in effect5.58.110 - Contesting false alarm response reports.
Following police response to the activation of an alarm which investigation by the Police Department determines to be false and upon notification of said fact by the Police Department, the alarm user shall notify the Police Department and file a Police report with the Police Department within 72 hours if they have reason to believe the false alarm response report was issued in error. Such report shall contain all information pertaining to the crime that occurred. If a crime did not occur, the alarm user may submit a written letter providing the details of the alarm activation to the Riverside Police Department. The Police Department shall not consider any valid or exceptioned alarms in the computation of nuisance alarms as described in Section 5.58.170.
(Ord. 6978 § 1, 2008; Ord. 5934 § 1, 1991; Ord. 4537 § 5, 1978; Ord. 4458 § 1 (part), 1977)
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