[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Swedesboro as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 2-20-1990 (Ch. 47 of the 1982 Code)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any burglary, fire or other alarm resulting in notification
to the Police Department and/or Fire Department, caused by inadvertence,
negligence or any unintentional act of someone other than an intruder
or by malfunctioning of the device or other related equipment.
The Police Department shall investigate the causing of false
alarms as described above and keep a record of the same.
A.
Any person, corporation, partnership or other entity who owns or
controls a fire, burglary or other similar alarm device in the Borough
of Swedesboro, which said device causes more than five false alarms
in any given calendar year, shall be deemed in violation of the provisions
of this article for the sixth false alarm or any subsequent false
alarms in such calendar year.
B.
Any person, corporation, partnership or other entity who violates
the provisions of this article shall be subject to the following penalties:
(1)
First offense (over five false alarms in a calendar year): fine of
$50 (court appearance not required).
(2)
Second offense (one subsequent false alarm in the same calendar year):
fine of $100 (court appearance not required).
(3)
Third and subsequent offenses (subsequent false alarms in the same
calendar year): fine not exceeding $500 per subsequent offense. A
court appearance in the Municipal Court shall be required, with the
amount of the fine to be determined by the Judge of said Court.
C.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to alarm devices on
property owned by the Borough of Swedesboro, the Swedesboro Board
of Education or any other similar agency or department of the Borough.
A.
Any person, corporation, partnership or other entity who owns or controls an audible alarm, as defined in § 74-1 of this article, in the Borough of Swedesboro shall register the same with the Police Department. Such registration shall be in writing and shall be amended, in writing, from time to time as any changes of applicable information occur. Said registration shall include the following information:
