By Jill Sperling

Council to discuss stiffer fines for false alarms

Oct 30, 2016 | 1:58 PM

KAMLOOPS — City Council will discuss amendments to the current Security Alarm Bylaw on Tuesday. 

RCMP are responding to more than 1,400 false security alarm calls annually.

City administration is recommending the city implement an increasing fine structure for false alarms and eliminate RCMP response from certain unverified alarm calls. 

The current fee structure allows for up to two warnings for false commercial and residential intrusion alarms a year, and the fines are no more than $300. 

Administration is presenting two options for a new fee structure to council, both resulting in a $1,000 fine or no response by the 4th call depending on the type of alarm. 

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The last time the bylaw was amended was in 1997.