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to the violator within fifteen days of receipt of the request stating whether the notice of civil penalty has been withdrawn or upheld and the reasons supporting the decision.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