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King County SO Profile
516 3rd Ave, W-116
Seattle, WA 98104-2312

Population: 547,500 Sworn Personnel: 642

Alarm Unit Staffing: 4 part time employees

Contact Information:

Sheriff David Reichert

Ph: 206-296-4155 Fax: 296-0168

Email: david.reichert@metrokc.gov

Captain Richard Baranzini

Ph: 206-205-7656 Fax: 296-0914

Email: richard.baranzini@metrokc.gov
   

Model States Result Summary:

1996

False Dispatches

1997

False Dispatches

1998

False Dispatches

1996/1997

% Change

1997/1998

% Change

19972

18639

19317

-6.7%

4%

 

1996

1997

1998

Total calls for Service

88223

131894

141000est

Valid Alarms

unknown

unknown

unknown

Total # Alarm Systems: unk

Residential = N/A

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Commercial = N/A

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Ordinance Information:
(Any field with a double entry reflects program start informaitojn versus current i.e. Start; Final)
 
False Alarm Ordinance? Yes
How long? 1974 , 1999 (eff. 9/99)
Permit Required? Must have card on file only
Renewal Cycle: N/A
Calendar/Fiscal Year: N/A
Who bills?
Permit Fees:
Commercial = No Residential = No		 Degree of Enforcement? Moderate
Alarm data source? CAD
Suspend/restrict response? Yes
How many until response suspended? Old- after 6th in a year, currently four in 6-month rolling period
Accept cancellations? Yes
Require verification? Yes
Response Priority? Moderate (Priority 3 for audible)

 

Fine Structure
1st False Dispatch   Free, Free
2nd False Dispatch   $50, $75
3rd False Dispatch   $100, $100
4th False Dispatch   $100, $100		 5th False Dispatch   $100, $100
6th False Dispatch   $100, $100
7th False Dispatch   N/A , $100
8th False Dispatch   N/A , $100		 9th False Dispatch   N/A , $100
10th False Dispatch   N/A , $100
11th False Dispatch   N/A , $100
12th False Dispatch   N/A , $100

 

 

Comments: New ordinance has been signed by County Executive, which replaces 1974 ordinance. Enforcement of new ordinance will begin 9-1-99. In-house CAD system does not identify groups of alarms by alarm companies or monitoring services.

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