§ 25-70. Violations; penalty; corporations, partnerships and associations.

(a)

A person commits an offense if he violates by commission or omission any provision of this chapter that imposes upon him a duty or responsibility.

(b)

In addition to prohibiting or requiring certain conduct of individuals, it is the intent of this chapter to hold a corporation, partnership or other association criminally responsible for acts or omissions performed by an agent acting in behalf of the corporation, partnership or other association, and within the scope of his employment.

(c)

Any person, firm or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provision of this article shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each offense. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.

(d)

Any person who operates an alarm system without a valid permit (unless excepted by subsection 25-57(a)) shall be issued a notice pursuant to section 25-5 of this Code or a summons upon the filing of a complaint, and upon conviction shall be assessed a fine not less than three hundred dollars ($300.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each separate offense. It shall be an affirmative defense to a violation of this subsection that the resident, tenant, or person responsible for the proper maintenance and operation of the alarm system had not received notice either by the police department as provided in subsection 25-64(c) or an alarm system company of the permit required by subsection 25-57(a). Notice is presumed to have been received if during the twelve-month period prior to the date of the violation, one (1) or more police responses had been made to the alarm site by the police department.

(Ord. No. 76472, § 1, 9-10-92; Ord. No. 87450, § 5, 2-26-98)