As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ALARM DEVICE
Any type of alarm system actuating equipment in the alarm
panel which provides warning of intrusion, fire, smoke, flood or other
peril.
ALARM PANEL
That device existing in the Police Department or Fire Department
of the Borough of Roselle which emits visual or audio indications,
or both, thus requiring a response thereto by the Police Department,
Fire Department or other Borough department.
DIAL ALARM
A type of device that employs an automatic dialing system
precoded to connect with a telephone in the police headquarters or
Fire Department headquarters rather than to an alarm panel.
FALSE ALARM
Any alarm actuated by inadvertence, negligence or unintentional
act of someone other than an intruder, and shall include, as well,
alarms caused by malfunctioning of the alarm device or other relevant
equipment, but shall not include alarms created by malfunctioning
of the alarm console.
LOCAL ALARM
Any alarm or device which, when activated, produces a signal
not connected to the alarm panel, such as burglar alarms which actuate
bell devices.
PERSON
Any natural person, partnership, corporation or association
or any other legal entity.
[Amended 12-19-1994 by Ord. No. 1954]
A. The Police Department and the Fire Department of the Borough of Roselle
shall keep a record of all false alarms relayed by all alarm systems
installed within the Borough and recorded pursuant to this chapter.
B. In the case of a false alarm, any person having knowledge thereof
shall immediately notify the Police or Fire Department, where applicable.
Upon such occurrence, the Police Chief and/or Fire Chief shall cause
an investigation to be made.
C. Penalties in accordance with the following schedules shall be imposed
for the relay of a false alarm; for the third false alarm in any one-year
period, a warning shall be issued by the Chief of the Department to
which such said false alarm was reported; for the fourth false alarm
and each and every false alarm thereafter in the one-year period,
a fine of $100 shall be paid by the owner of the alarm system to the
Borough of Roselle. The Chief of the Department having jurisdiction
thereof shall cause written notice of any warning or fine imposed
by this section to be mailed to the owner of the alarm system by certified
mail, return receipt requested. All fines imposed by this section
shall be paid no later than 30 days from the date of the Public Safety
Committee of the Borough of Roselle by the Department Chief who has
imposed such fine. The Borough may seek to recover said fine in the
municipal court of the Borough of Roselle.
D. Nothing contained in this section shall be applicable to schools
or public buildings.
The Police Chief and Fire Chief may from time to time propose
rules and regulations in order to provide for efficient record keeping
and the management of the system described herein. Such proposed rules
and regulations shall become effective upon the recommendation of
the Public Safety Committee where applicable and approval by the Mayor
and Council. Upon such approval, the Department Chief having jurisdiction
thereof shall cause copies of such rules and regulations to be mailed
to all owners of alarm systems registered pursuant to this chapter
and to be filed in the office of the Borough Clerk.