[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Totowa 1-8-2002 by Ord. No. 20-2001. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any type of alarm system, which when activated, transmits
a signal to an independent communication center not under the control
of the Borough of Totowa or the Police Department, providing warning
of intrusion, fire, smoke, flood or other peril.
Any member of the Police Department of the Borough of Totowa
and the Borough of Totowa Fire Official.
Any burglary, fire or other alarm resulting in notification
to the Totowa Police Department and/or Fire Department, caused by
inadvertence or carelessness or negligence or any intentional or unintentional
act of someone other than an intruder or by malfunctioning of the
device or other related equipment.
Any alarm or device which, when activated, produces a signal,
but which is not connected to an independent communication center,
such as an actuating bell, siren or horn device providing warning
of intrusion or other peril.
Any natural person or individual, firm, association, limited
partnership, corporation or any other legal entity or governmental
agency or entity.
A.
Any person, firm or corporation which owns or operates
an alarm device or local alarm shall make application for the continuance
thereof, in writing, to the Chief of Police, which application shall
contain at least the location of the device, the name of the installer
of said device, the type of device, provisions relating to false alarms
and testing procedures, a list of persons to be contacted in the event
of an alarm and other information as may be required by the Chief
of Police.
B.
Local alarms shall be registered with the Borough
of Totowa.
C.
Any permit granted hereunder shall be accepted upon
the express condition that the permittee shall indemnify and hold
the Borough of Totowa harmless from any and all damages arising out
of the activities of the permittee or its alarm contractor.
A.
The owner or operator of any local alarm shall register
the same with the Police Department prior to installation and thereafter
shall register the same annually during the month of January for each
year during which the local alarm is in operation.
B.
Registration shall be on a form to be provided by
the Police Department and shall include the names, addresses and telephone
numbers of persons having access to the premises and capable of activating
and deactivating the local alarm.
C.
A registration fee of $5 shall be paid at the time
of the initial registration.
A.
The owner of any security alarm within the Borough
of Totowa shall be responsible to provide the Police Department with
his name, address and day/night telephone number or the name, address
and day/night telephone number of the person responsible for the operation
of the alarm system, as well as the name, address and telephone number
of at least two other persons having access and control of the alarm
system who may be contacted in the event of an activation or emergency.
A.
The Police Department shall record the date and location
of each false alarm.
B.
For the first and second false alarm that shall occur
within any calendar year, a warning shall be issued by the Chief of
Police or his designated representative to the person owning or operating
the alarm that caused the false alarm.
A.
The Borough shall not be liable for any defects in
operation of any automatic dial alarms and alarm devices or for any
failure or neglect to respond appropriately upon receipt of an alarm
from such a source or for the failure or neglect of any equipment,
the transmission of alarm signals or prerecorded messages or the relaying
of such signals and messages and in the event that the Borough finds
it necessary to disconnect any alarm for any reason, the Borough shall
incur no liability by such action.
B.
The Borough shall assume no liability or responsibility
to correct defects in any equipment installed on the subscriber's
premises.
Copies of this chapter shall be provided to
all persons making application for a connection of an alarm device
or registration of a local alarm.
A.
Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter
shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the following penalties:
(1)
For the first and second false alarm that shall occur
within any calendar year: a warning shall be issued.
(2)
For the third and fourth false alarms in the same
year: a fine of $100.
(3)
For the fifth and sixth false alarm in the same year:
a fine of $300.
(4)
For the seventh and each subsequent such alarm: a
fine of $500.
B.
A separate offense shall be deemed committed on the
day on which a violation occurs and each day the violation continues
to occur.
