§ 80-15. Appeal from fines.

A. 

An alarm user may appeal assessment of a fine to the Alarm Review Board by filing a written request for hearing setting forth the reasons for the appeal within 10 days after receipt of the fine. The filing of a request for an appeal hearing with the Alarm Review Board stays the assessment of the fine until the Alarm Review Board makes a final decision.

B. 

The Alarm Review Board shall conduct a formal hearing and consider the evidence by any interested person(s). The Board shall make its decision on the basis of the preponderance of evidence presented at the hearing, including, but not limited to, evidence that a false alarm dispatch was caused by a defective part that has been repaired or replaced or that an alarm dispatch request was caused by a criminal offense. The Board must render a decision within 30 days after the request for an appeal hearing is filed. The Board shall affirm, reverse or modify the assessment of the fine. The decision of the Board is final as to administrative remedies with the municipality.