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Section 7. Payment of Fees. 1. When and Where Due. Payment of user fees provided for under Section 5 must be made to the City within thirty (30) days of the date of notice by the City to the alarm user. Failure to pay the fee within said thirty (30) day period will cause the alarm user to be considered delinquent and subject to a penalty of a full ten percent (10%) of the fee due. 2. Delinquencies. All delinquent charges for user fee shall be certified by the Administrator to the Ramsey County Department of Property Taxation for collection with taxes due against the property on which the alarm system is installed. This certification process shall take place on a yearly basis by October 10 of each year or by such earlier date as is necessary to have the delinquent charges collectible with taxes due and payable against the property in the next calendar year. Section S. Exceptions. The provisions of this ordinance are not applicable to alarm systems affixed to automobiles, boat trailers, house trailers, and recreational motor vehicles. Section 9. Enforcement and Penalties. In addition to any fines, costs, or assessments provided for by this Ordinance or other City Ordinances, the City may prosecute a violation of any provision of this Ordinance as a misdemeanor, and a person, if convicted, may be punished by the maximum fine and term of imprisonment provided by Minnesota Statutes § 609.02, subd. 3, as that statute may be amended from time to time. Section 10. Liability of City. The regulation of alarm response shall not constitute acceptance by the City of liability to maintain equipment, to answer alarms, or to respond to alarms in any particular manner. Section 11. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Dated: September 17, 2024 Gretchen Artig-Swomley, Mayor Melissa Lawrence, Acting City Clerk Ordinance No. 48 Alarm Systems