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(1) No less than ten days before issuing a notice and order, the sheriff shall send a notice to the person determined to be responsible for a false alarm. The notice shall contain:

(a) The street address and, when available, a legal description sufficient to identify the alarm system premises upon which the false alarm occurred;

(b) A statement that the sheriff has made a preliminary finding that a false alarm occurred with a brief and concise description of the incident, including the date and approximate time the sheriff arrived at the alarm system premises;

(c) A statement that the person determined to be responsible for the false alarm may, within ten days of the date appearing on the notice, provide information to establish that the incident identified as a false alarm is not a false alarm;

(d) A statement advising that, no earlier than ten days after the date appearing on the notice, the sheriff may issue a notice and order that may assess fines as provided in this chapter.

(2) The sheriff shall mail the notice to the person determined to be responsible for generating the false alarm by regular first class mail at the alarm system premises and the person’s last known address, if any. (Added by Ord. 84-035 § 1, Mar. 21, 1984; Amended by Amended Ord. 02-059, Nov. 20, 2002, Eff date Dec. 13, 2002).