Ordinance 2018-26 ORDINANCE NO. 2018- 9 ti
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING COLLIER COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 97-
8, AS AMENDED, THE COLLIER COUNTY FALSE ALARM
ORDINANCE, BY REVISING SECTION FIVE, FALSE ALARM
REGISTRATION FORMS, TO CLARIFY THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
REGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION RENEWAL; PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN
THE CODE OF LAWS AND ORDINANCES, AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on January 28, 1997, the Board of County Commissioners (Board) adopted
Ordinance No. 97-8, the Collier County False Alarm Ordinance, which is administered by the
Collier County Sheriff's Office (CCSO); and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 2014-07 amended Ordinance No. 97-8 to shift the
responsibility to register alarm systems to the alarm and/or installation companies; and
WHEREAS,in 2016,the Florida Legislature passed HB 535 codified as Section 553.7931,
Florida Statutes, providing that alarm system monitoring companies or contractors who install
alarm systems are not liable for civil penalties and fines imposed by any local government entity
for failure to register, which eliminated the County's ability to enforce the registration of alarm
systems; and
WHEREAS, in response to Section 552.7931, the Board adopted Ordinance No. 2017-32
which amended Ordinance No. 97-8 to reverse the responsibility for registration and fines back to
the property owner; and
WHEREAS, the CCSO has requested that Ordinance No. 97-8 be further amended to
clarify that late fees are imposed against a property owner or the property owner's agent, herein
referred to as the responsible party, for failure to register or re-register an alarm system and to
clarify the requirements for registration and re-registration; and
WHEREAS, the Board finds it is in the best interest of the citizens of Collier County to
amend Ordinance No. 97-8, as amended, as requested by the CCSO to support the enforcement of
the Collier County False Alarm Ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that the "Collier County False
Alarm Ordinance" is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION ONE. AMENDMENT TO SECTION FIVE OF ORDINANCE NO. 97-8, AS
AMENDED.
Section Five of Ordinance No. 97-8, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
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SECTION FIVE: FALSE ALARM REGISTRATION FORMS.
(a) No Security Alarm System installed on or after November 1, 2001, shall be operated until
a completed Alarm Registration Form has been received by the Collier County Sheriffs Office
False Alarm Unit. A separate Registration Form is required for each Security Alarm System.
The Registration Form shall be supplied by the Sheriffs Office to the responsible partyAlarm
Company and shall be filled out completely with the required information.
(b) For each Security Alarm System that was installed at the secured premises prior to
November 1, 2001, the completed Registration Form must be filed not later than five (5) week
days of the first false alarm that occurs after November 1, 2001.
(c) Each registration form shall automatically expire three hundred and sixty five (365)
seven hundred and thirty(730) days two years after its date of issuance and, upon expiration,the
responsible party shall renew its registration. Each registration renewal must be received by the
Sheriffs False Alarm Unit before the then effective Registration Form expires. A copy of the
Registration Form shall be retained by the applicable Alarm Company for their records. At least
thirty (30) days before the expiration date of each then effective Registration Form, the Sheriff s
False Alarm Unit will attempt to provide written notice to the responsible party of the need to
renew that Form.
(d) No registration form shall be transferred to any other person, entity, or site.
(e) Not later than five (5) week days after each respective change in the registration
information, athe responsible partypersen for the respective Security Alarm System shall mail
or otherwise deliver to the Sheriffs Office False Alarm Unit written notice of all changes that
alter any information in the then current Registration Form.
(0 Each Registration Form must include the following information:
(1) The full name(s), mailing address, residence and/or work place telephone number
and email address (if applicable) of at least one responsible person regarding the respective
Security Alarm System at that Secured Premises.
(2) The name, mailing address, and telephone number of at least one authorized
individual representative of a responsible person who can be immediately notified in the event
of a false alarm or any emergency at that Secured Premises.
(3) If applicable to the Secured Premises,the name and 24-hour telephone number(s)
of the individual or entity monitoring the respective Security Alarm System.
(4) Any dangerous or special conditions present at the Secured Premises that would
be of value to the safety of security of a responding person or to the Secured Premises.
(5) Other information that may assist responding persons in the event that a false
alarm occurs at the Secured Premises.
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(g) Information contained in the registration application form is confidential and is exempt
from public disclosure to the extent authorized in F.S. § 281.301, as now or hereafter amended
or superseded, which as of November 1, 2001, applies to property owned by or leased to the
State of Florida or any of its political subdivisions, including Collier County, and to every other
public or private agency, person, partnership, corporation, or business entity acting on behalf of
any public Agency as now or hereafter defined in, or incorporated by reference into F.S. §
119.011(2).
(h) Failure for a responsible party to register or renew a complete Registration Form by its
due date shall be a separate violation of this Ordinance and shall require prompt payment of a
late fee of$25.00. Late fees are in addition to fines.
SECTION TWO. CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY.
In the event this Ordinance conflicts with any other Ordinance of Collier County or other
applicable law, the more restrictive shall apply. If any phrase or portion of this Ordinance is held
invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a
separate, distinct, and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions.
SECTION THREE. INCLUSION IN THE CODE OF LAWS AND ORDINANCES.
The provisions of this Ordinance shall be made a part of the Code of Laws and Ordinances
of Collier County, Florida. The sections of the Ordinance may be renumbered or re-lettered and
internal cross-references amended throughout to accomplish such, and the word"ordinance" may
be changed to "section," "article," or any other appropriate word.
SECTION FOUR. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall be considered adopted upon the date written below.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in this'lard day of \Aa.+.. 2018.
ATTEST: BOA' i OF ' •UNTY V ►. SIONERS
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Dwight Bi ks G]'o ikO$$t as to Chairman's Andy Solis, Chairman
sgjnature only.
Approvedas to form and legality:
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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT Of STATE
RICK SCOTT KEN DETZNER
Governor Secretary of State
May 23, 2018
Honorable Dwight E. Brock
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Collier County
Post Office Box 413044
Naples, Florida 34101-3044
Attention: Teresa Cannon
Dear Mr. Brock:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida Statutes, this will acknowledge receipt of your
electronic copy of Collier County Ordinance No. 2018-26, which was filed in this office on May 23, 2018.
Sincerely,
Ernest L. Reddick
Program Administrator
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R. A. Gray Building • 500 South Bronough Street • Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250
Telephone: (850) 245-6270
www.dos.state.tl.us