APPEAL PROCEDURES
Salt Lake City Code § 5.08.230
in effect5.08.230: APPEAL PROCEDURES:
A. Civil penalties imposed pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to the procedures set forth in Chapter 2.75.
B. It shall not be a defense to any penalty assessment that: 1) the false alarms were the result of faulty or malfunctioning equipment; 2) the false alarms were caused by electrical surges; or 3) the false alarms were caused by the fault of another person during noncriminal incidents.
C. The hearing officer or administrative appeals officer, as applicable, may dismiss the penalty and release the alarm user from liability thereunder, or may reduce the penalty associated therewith as he or she shall determine if any of the following affirmative defenses are shown:
1. The false alarm for which the penalty has been assessed did not originate at the premises of the alarm user who has been assessed the fee;
2. The alarm for which the penalty has been assessed was, in fact, not false, but was rather the result of an actual or attempted burglary, robbery or other emergency; or
3. The police dispatch office was notified by the permit holder or the alarm company that the alarm was false prior to the arrival of a peace officer to the subject premises in response to the false alarm. (Ord. 50-25, 2025: Ord. 64-00 § 1, 2000)
Source: Salt Lake City, Utah, City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/saltlakecityut/latest/saltlakecity_ut/0-0-0-46170Fetched: 11/1/2026