The purpose of this chapter is to:
A. 
Establish the administrative process for the issuance of permits for alarm systems;
B. 
Establish regulations for the use and operation of all alarm systems in the Township of Marlboro;
C. 
Provide regulations and standards for the direct monitoring of alarm systems by the Marlboro Township Division of Police through direct connection to the Division of Police digital alarm console located in Police Headquarters; and
D. 
Establish fees and penalties associated with these regulations.
A. 
Words defined. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ALARM BUSINESS
A natural person or corporation licensed by the State of New Jersey or otherwise permitted by law to engage in the business of installing, maintaining, monitoring, repairing, replacing, selling, servicing or responding to an alarm system or which causes any of these activities to take place.
ALARM DEVICE
The equipment that responds manually or automatically to burglary, robbery, intrusion, fire, smoke, medical, panic, flood or other perils.
ALARM MONITORING BUSINESS
A natural person or corporation, for profit, that engages in the business of receiving signals from an alarm system or an alarm device that relays a request for a response by police, fire, rescue or other emergency response personnel.
ALARM SYSTEM
The equipment, devices or series of devices or an assembly of equipment and devices, including but not limited to hardwired systems, or systems interconnected with wireless technology, which emit or transmit a remote or local audible, visual or electronic signal indicating an alarmed condition that may also be designed to summon an action or response by either an alarm monitoring business or by police, fire, rescue or other emergency response personnel. In this chapter, the term "alarm system" shall include the term "alarm device." For purposes of this chapter, an alarm system shall not include the definition of an alarm device attached to a motor vehicle.
DIGITAL ALARM
A microprocessor-controlled alarm system designed to emit or transmit an electronic signal to either the Marlboro Division of Police digital alarm console, or an alarm monitoring business.
DIGITAL ALARM CONSOLE
The digital equipment or control panel of devices that provide a visual and/or audio notification within Police Headquarters in Marlboro Township that an alarm system within the Township requires a response by police, fire, rescue, or other emergency response personnel.
DIVISION OF POLICE
The Marlboro Township Division of Police.
FALSE ALARM
An alarm or signal activation, emission or transmission emanating from an alarm system which results in a response by police, fire, rescue or other emergency response personnel, when no emergency condition exists, that is caused by the negligent use or intentional misuse of the alarm system by the owner or alarm monitoring business. No emergency condition exists, if the responding police officer finds no evidence of an actual or attempted criminal offense, or where fire responders find no evidence of heat, smoke or fire conditions that would cause an alarm, or where rescue or other emergency responders find no evidence of medical, panic, flood or other perils requiring rescue or other emergency response personnel.
PERSON
Any natural-born human or any partnership, corporation or association, whether for profit or not for profit.
POLICE CHIEF OR HIS DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE
(1) 
POLICE CHIEFThe Police Chief or Acting Police Chief of the Marlboro Township Division of Police.
(2) 
DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVEAny person designated by the Police Chief or the Acting Police Chief to perform a function required or permitted by the provisions of this chapter. The term "designated representative" shall be limited to members of the Township Division of Police or employees of the Division of Police assigned to and working in the Police Administration Section.
REGISTRANT
A person that has registered an alarm system according to the provisions of this chapter.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Marlboro.
B. 
Word usage. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural number include the singular number, and words in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory.