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<br />an alarm user or alarm company that has failed to make payment of any civil penalty(ies) assessed under <br />this chapter as required until payment is received, or an alarm company that has failed to pay annual <br />license fees. <br /> <br />F. Civil Noncriminal Violation. A violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be a civil violation <br />and shall not constitute a misdemeanor. <br /> <br />G. Internal Review of Notice of Civil Penalties or Request for Waiver of False Alarm Fee. <br /> <br />1. If the violator believes the violation did not occur and/or where in the interest of justice <br />imposing a fee is not appropriate, the violator may submit a written request for internal review <br />of the notice of civil penalty to the alarm officer within fifteen days of the date of the notice of <br />civil penalty. The request shall state all reasons for disputing the notice of civil penalty and provide <br />a mailing address for further correspondence with the violator. <br /> <br />2. The alarm officer shall consider the information and respond in writing to the violator within <br />fifteen days of receipt of the request stating whether the notice of civil penalty has been <br />withdrawn or upheld and the reasons supporting the decision. If the alarm officer upholds the <br />notice of civil penalty, the alarm officer shall notify the violator: <br /> <br />a. Of the right to appeal the notice of violation by requesting a hearing before a hearing <br />examiner within fifteen days of the date of the alarm officer’s decision as provided in this <br />section; <br /> <br />b. That the notice of appeal shall explain the reasons supporting the appeal; <br /> <br />c. Of the obligation to pay the civil penalty within thirty days of the alarm officer’s written <br />decision if no appeal is filed; and <br /> <br />d. The address at which to file the appeal. <br /> <br />3. The city will send the alarm officer’s decision to the violator at the address provided by the <br />violator with the written request for internal review. <br /> <br />H. Monetary Penalty. The monetary penalty must be paid to the city in the manner designated in the <br />notice of penalty. In the case of an alarm system monitored by an alarm company licensed to provide <br />alarm monitoring service for the alarm site, at the city’s discretion, the monetary penalty will be charged <br />to the alarm company providing the alarm monitoring service. The city attorney or designee is authorized <br />to take appropriate action to collect the monetary penalty. The violator will be responsible for the costs <br />of collection in addition to the monetary penalty. <br /> <br />Section 16. Everett Municipal Code Section 9.10.110 is hereby amended as follows: <br /> <br />A. Appeals of final determinations of the internal review/request for fee waiver may be submitted and <br />heard in accordance with the provisions of Everett Municipal Code Chapter 1.20. Procedure. A violator <br />may, within fifteen days of the date of the department’s alarm officer’s written final determination of the <br />internal review/request for fee waiver, appeal such final decision by filing an appeal in writing with the <br />city’s violations hearing examiner. The violator shall be notified of the date, time and place of the hearing