§ 24-11. Enforcement and collection.

(a)

All fines arising from violation of this section shall be considered debts owed to the county.

(b)

Lawful and customary debt collection practices shall be employed to collect any unpaid fines.

(c)

Debts incurred as a result of violation of this section shall be payable to the county within 30 days of the date of notification of violation.

(d)

Debts not paid within 30 days of the date of notification of violation may be turned over to a debt collection agency for collection and may be subject to additional fees.

(e)

If the user of a household/commercial alarm system is turned over to a debt collector for collection action due to nonpayment within the provided 30 days, the alarm systems coordinator may revoke the registration obtained under code section 24-4. Such registration may not be renewed for six months following the effective date of such revocation and shall begin anew except it shall include a reinstatement fee in an amount specified from time to time by resolution adopted by the board of commissioners along with any outstanding fees and/or fines.

(f)

For the purposes of this section, an alarm user whose registration has been revoked shall be considered as an unregistered alarm user.

(g)

Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 15-10-2(4), any person or entity violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions of this section may be summoned to the county magistrate court for each violation and/or noncompliance, and upon conviction, shall be punished as provided by law.

(Res. No. 16-153, 11-10-2016)