Citizens and Business Owners of Dodge County:

The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office would like to take this opportunity to explain the procedure we follow pertaining to billing for residential and business false alarms received.

Pursuant to Dodge County Ordinance Chapter 5.08, when an alarm is received in our Communications Center, a call for service is created and officers are dispatched accordingly.  Should we receive a false alarm at your residence or business, we will send you an invoice detailing when the false alarm was received. The first false alarm received within one calendar year will not be charged for. If a second false alarm at that location is received within that same calendar year, the fee is $25.00. For the third and subsequent false alarm calls received, the current fee is $166.00 per false alarm. This fee is not applicable if the alarm is cause by a hurricane, tornado, earthquake, fire or other violent climatic condition.

As with any bill, your prompt payment is appreciated. You may pay by cash, check, money order or credit card. Credit card payments can be made online for a small fee, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by going to GovPayNet. This service, GovPayNet, accepts credit, debit & prepaid debit card brands. If you use GovPayNet, you will need to choose the Payment Type of “Civil Process” and in the Case # field you must note “false alarm payment” so the funds are allocated appropriately. Should you have any questions or concerns about making your payment online with this service, please feel free to contact us.

In addition, any person to be found in violation of this code shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter 30.04 of the Dodge County Code of Ordinances. Violations of this ordinance shall be enforced by the issuance of a municipal citation. The total cash deposit for this citation shall be $263.50.  Each continued violation shall constitute a separate offense and will be issued another municipal citation.

Respectfully,
Sheriff Dale J. Schmidt