posted on Monday, August 18, 2008 12:35 PM
by
klehan
Deadline for Alarm Permits Nears in Rocklin, CA
The grace period to obtain an alarm permit in Rocklin,
CA, is about to end.
Beginning Sept. 1, any resident or business that has a working alarm but failed to obtain
a permit will be subject to a $100 fine, the Rocklin Police Department has warned.
The city adopted an alarm ordinance April 11, requiring alarm owners to purchase a permit
at $25 for the first two years. The cost for each subsequent two-year renewal will be
$15.
Sgt. Terry Roide said the ordinance was needed because his department responded to more
than 2,700 alarms in 2007, and 99 percent of them were false.
"That's the equivalent of one police officer spending an entire year's time answering
false alarm calls and doing nothing else," Roide said in April.
Each residence or business will be given one free false alarm response in a rolling 12-month period, which begins when the resident or business owner obtains the alarm permit.
A second false alarm will result in a $50 fine, Roide said, while $100 will be charged
for third and subsequent false alarms in the rolling 12-month period.
Information on how to obtain a permit can be found on Rocklin's city Web site at
www.rocklin.ca.us.