(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to use, operate, or maintain an alarm system within the unincorporated area of the County of Humboldt that emits excessive false alarms.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person who operates, manages, maintains, or uses the premises on which an alarm system is located to permit the alarm system to emit excessive false alarms.

(c) The number of false alarms to be considered “excessive” as described in subsections (a) and (b) of this section is any false alarm in excess of six (6) false alarms within any six (6) month period shall be deemed an “excessive false alarm.” Any alarm system, either silent or audible, that emits more than six (6) false alarms within any six (6) month period shall be deemed an “immediate safety hazard” and by recommendation of the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office the alarm permit shall be revoked.

(d) Whenever any alarm activation occurs because of apparent or suspected alarm malfunction, the alarm user shall arrange for an alarm system inspection by a licensed alarm business.

(e) The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office may require an alarm user’s permit holder to submit a report within ten (10) days of request, describing the action taken to discover and eliminate the cause or causes of false alarms. Failure to submit such a report within ten (10) days of request shall be cause for revocation of the permit. If the alarm system is not repaired satisfactorily in the opinion of the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office or its agent, then the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office may order deactivation of the permit holder’s alarm system until the alarm system is properly repaired. (Ord. 1932, § 1, 4/30/1991; Ord. 2672, Att. 1, 3/23/2021)