The purpose of this chapter is to establish standards and regulations
concerning the operation and maintenance of various types of intrusion,
security and fire alarm devices and systems within the Township of
Fredon and to provide penalties for violations hereof.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to any person who
operates, maintains or owns any alarm device, system or local alarm
designed to summon the police, fire department, or any other state,
county or local emergency personnel to any location within the Township
of Fredon in response to any type of signal, alarm or preprogrammed,
prerecorded message.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall
apply:
ALARM DEVICE
Any type of alarm-actuating equipment which provides warning
of intrusion, fire, smoke, carbon monoxide, burglary, medical emergency,
flood or like perils or emergencies, including automatic calling devices
(devices using normal telephone lines transmitting notification by
telephone directly to a private alarm company and then through the
private company either to the New Jersey State Police, the Fredon
Township Fire Department or any other state, county or local emergency
personnel.
ALARM PANEL
That component installed in a central location containing
alarm indications and designations.
ALARM SYSTEM
The installation in one or more buildings of one or more
alarm devices for the express purpose of giving visual or audible
warning, or both, of an emergency, such as a burglary, intrusion,
fire, smoke, medical emergency, flood or like perils.
AUDIBLE ALARM
A device that emits an audible signal from the premises that
it is designed to protect.
FALSE ALARM
Any alarm activated by inadvertent, negligent, unintentional
or intentional act or omission of a person, other than an intruder
or by fire, and shall also include alarms caused by malfunctioning
of the alarm device or other related equipment resulting in a response
by police, a first aid squad, fire department, or any other state,
county or local emergency personnel where an emergency situation does
not exist.
LOCAL ALARM
An audible alarm or one that when activated emits a visual
or audible signal or other alarm device warning transmitted beyond
the borders of the premises in which the alarm system is located,
such as electronically powered smoke detector or carbon monoxide detector.
It shall not include a motor vehicle antitheft alarm.
PERSON
Any natural person, partnership, corporation, association
or other legal entity.
All alarm systems referred to in the section shall, at the time
of their installation and at all times thereafter, meet the following
standards:
A. All alarm systems must meet reasonable safety standards, such as
those acceptable to Underwriters' Laboratories or equivalent.
B. Every alarm system capable of signaling multiple types of warnings
shall be equipped with separate distinguishing signals, as reasonably
required by the New Jersey State Police, to the end that the appropriate
authorities (including third-party providers), upon receipt of a signal,
may immediately ascertain the nature and cause of the signal.
C. Alarm systems equipped with automatic calling devices connecting
a private agency that shall then contact the New Jersey State Police,
the Fredon Township Fire Department or any other state, county or
local emergency personnel, shall be designed, installed or maintained
to call only the number or numbers designated for that purpose by
the New Jersey State Police and shall be equipped so that no message
will be repeated more than three times. Such calling devices shall
be of the digital type. Recorded-voice message devices are not acceptable.
D. All alarm systems capable of emitting audible signals shall be equipped
with an operating device which will automatically, by mechanical,
electrical or other means, shut off such audible signal after 15 minutes
of continuous sound audible beyond the boundaries of the premises
in which the alarm system is located.
E. In any case where the alarm system emits sound in violation of the
foregoing subsection, the operation or maintenance of the alarm system
shall be deemed to constitute the grant of permission by the owners
and occupants of the premises for law enforcement, first-aid or fire
officials to enter the said premises and investigate and to disconnect
the alarm system.
F. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any alarm system
installed on the property occupied by the Township, county, state
or federal government agency or office or to any self-contained smoke
detection device, carbon monoxide, flood, or other security device
having only an indoor audible or visual alarm system which is not
audible except inside the premises where the alarm is located or installed.
Any person who violates the terms of this chapter shall be subject to a fine as set forth in §
115-6 for false alarms, and for other violations, shall be subject to a fine of up to $1,000 or not more than 90 days in jail, or by a period of community service not exceeding 90 days or any combination of the above.