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<baltimore-city-law heading="Regulation .08 False Alarms.">
  <section prefix="Regulation" num=".08" heading="False Alarms.">
    <para num="A.">Alarm users who are responsible for false alarms must either:<para num="(1)">pay a false alarm fee as set forth in &lt;cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Code" data-path="|19|§8-8|(b)"&gt;City Code Article 19, § 8-8(b)&lt;/cite&gt;; or</para>
      <para num="(2)">appeal the false alarm fee in writing to the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="B.">Late fees.<para num="(1)">If a false alarm fee is not paid within 30 days of the billing date, a late fee of $25.00 will be assessed.</para>
      <para num="(2)">In the case of appeals, a late fee will not be charged unless the false alarm fee remains unpaid 30 days after an unsuccessful appeal.</para>
      <para num="(3)">Failure to pay the late fee after the due date shall be grounds for revocation of the registration.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="C.">The Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development or its designee may seek an injunction from the Circuit Court to prohibit the continued use of any revoked alarm system registration.</para>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
