The provisions of this chapter shall apply to any person who operates, maintains or owns any alarm device designed to summon the police to any location in response to an alarm signal. Any person having a premises protected by an alarm device shall still be responsible for the registration thereof in accordance with §
57-4.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ALARM DEVICE
Any type of alarm system actuating equipment in an alarm
panel providing warning of intrusion or fire.
ALARM INSTALLATION
Any alarm device or combination of devices installed for
one or more buildings.
ALARM SITE
A single, fixed premises or location served by an alarm system
or systems. Each unit, if served by a separate alarm system in a multiunit
building or complex, shall be considered a separate alarm site.
ALARM SYSTEM
A device or series of devices, including, but not limited
to, hardwired systems and systems interconnected with a radio frequency
method such as cellular or private radio signals, which emit or transmit
a remote or local audible, visual or electronic signal indicating
an alarm condition and intended to summon law enforcement response,
including local alarm systems. "Alarm system" does not include an
alarm installed in a vehicle or on someone's person.
ALARM USER
Any person, who (which) has contracted for monitoring, repair,
installation or maintenance service from an alarm installation company
or monitoring company for an alarm system, or who (which) owns or
operates an alarm system which is not monitored, maintained or repaired
under contract.
FALSE ALARM
Any alarm actuated by inadvertence, negligence, unintentional
or intentional act of someone other than an intruder or by fire, including
alarms caused by malfunctioning of the alarm device or other relevant
equipment; whereby police or fire is dispatched to the alarm site
and finds no evidence of an actual or attempted criminal offense or
real fire threat.
LOCAL ALARM SYSTEM
Any alarm system, which is not monitored, that annunciates
an alarm only at the alarm site.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, corporation, association, organization
or similar entity.
RESPONDER
An individual capable of reaching and having access to the
alarm site, the code to the alarm system, and the authority to approve
repairs to the alarm system.
The central station shall notify Police headquarters on a dedicated
alarm telephone line of an alarm activation. They will supply their
company information, operator name or number, type of alarm activation
and subscriber information when the call is placed. The central station
shall also be responsible for making initial notification to the subscriber
or subscriber designee.
In the interest of public safety, all information contained
in and gathered through the alarm registration applications and records
relating to specific alarm activations shall be held in confidence
by all employees or representatives of the Township with access to
such information.
Alarm registration is not intended to, nor will it, create a
contract, duty or obligation, either expressed or implied, of response.
Any and all liability and consequential damage resulting from the
failure to respond to a notification is hereby disclaimed and governmental
immunity as provided by law is retained. By applying for an alarm
registration, the alarm user acknowledges that law enforcement response
may be influenced by factors such as the availability of police and/or
fire units, priority of calls, weather conditions, traffic conditions,
emergency conditions, staffing levels and prior response history.
It shall be a further condition precedent to the issuance of
an alarm registration that each permittee, alarm contractor and licensee
agree, in writing, to indemnify and save harmless the Township of
Livingston, its agents, servants and employees, including the members
of the Police Division of the Township, from and on account of any
and all damages arising from or as a result of any forced entry by
police personnel into unattended premises occurring during alarm response.
The Township Manager may from time to time promulgate rules
and regulations supplementing this chapter in order to provide for
recordkeeping and efficient management of said system.
In addition to the penalties imposed under §
57-7, shall upon conviction, be liable to the penalty stated in Chapter
1, §
1-7, General penalty.