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Chula Vista PD Profile
276 4th Avenue
Chula Vista, CA 91910-2699

Population: 164,000 Sworn Personnel: 186

Alarm Unit Staffing: 2 P/T

Contact Information:

Chief Richard Emerson

Ph: (619) 691-5185 Fax: (619) 585-5610

Email:

CAU Manager Barbara Brookover

Ph: (619) 691-5128 Fax: (619) 691-5281

Email:

   

Model States Result Summary:

1996

False Dispatches

1997

False Dispatches

1998

False Dispatches

1996/1997

% Change

1997/1998

% Change

5309*

5349*

5800*

+0.75

+8%

  *Above data may have a +/- 10% error rate

1996

1997

1998

Total calls for Service

69,395

70,277

74,013

Valid Alarms

Unk.

Unk.

Unk.

Total # Alarm Systems: 5,050

Residential = 3,500

69%

Commercial = 1,550

31%

Ordinance Information:
(Any field with a double entry reflects program start informaitojn versus current i.e. Start; Final)
 
False Alarm Ordinance? Yes
How long? 1981
Permit Required? Yes
Renewal Cycle: 2-years
Calendar/Fiscal Year: Fiscal
Who bills? City Accounting
Permit Fees:
Commercial = $40 Residential = $20
Degree of Enforcement? Strictly
Alarm data source? Manual
Suspend/restrict response? Yes
How many until response suspended? 6
Accept cancellations? Yes
Require verification? Yes
Response Priority? High

 

Fine Structure
1st False Dispatch   Free
2nd False Dispatch   Free
3rd False Dispatch   $ 25
4th False Dispatch   $ 50
5th False Dispatch   $ 50
6th False Dispatch   $ 50
7th False Dispatch   $100
8th False Dispatch   $100
9th False Dispatch   $100
10th False Dispatch   $100
11th False Dispatch   $100
12th False Dispatch   $100

 

 

 

 

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