[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Teterboro 6-14-1994
by Ord. No. 347. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to provide standards and regulations
for various types of intrusion, burglar, fire and other emergency alarm devices,
whether by direct line, radio, telephone or other means, requiring response
thereto by the Police Department, Fire Department or other municipal agencies.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to any person, firm or corporation
who operates, controls, maintains or owns any alarm or device designed to
summon the Police Department, Fire Department or other municipal agency to
any location in response to any type of alarm signal.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any type of alarm system that provides warning of intrusion, fire,
smoke, flood or other peril or danger.
Any facility operated by a private person, firm or corporation that
owns or leases a system of emergency alarm devices, which facility is manned
at all times by trained operators employed to receive, record and validate
signals and to relay information concerning such validated signals to the
Police Department, Fire Department or other municipal agency.
Any alarm actuated by inadvertence, negligence or the intentional
or unintentional act or omission of someone other than an intruder or by smoke,
fire or heat and shall include such alarms caused by malfunction of the alarm,
device or other relevant equipment.
[Amended 6-11-1996 by Ord. No. 355]
A.
Any person, firm or corporation which owns, operates,
maintains or controls an alarm device shall make application for the continuance
thereof, in writing, to the Moonachie or Little Ferry Police Departments,
as the case may be, c/o Teterboro Records Division. In the case of newly installed
alarm devices, said applications shall be made at least 10 days prior to the
installation of the new alarm device.
B.
The application shall contain the location of the device,
the name of the installer of said device, the type of device, i.e., whether
fire, burglar or other emergency alarm devices, 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. Application forms shall
be obtained from the Little Ferry or Moonachie Police Departments, as the
case may be. It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to complete the
form and submit it within the time prescribed herein, together with a fee
in the sum of $10 payable to the Borough of Teterboro. The applicant shall
list the names of three persons, nonresidents of the premises protected by
said alarm device and situated within a reasonable distance of the borough
who have keys to the protected premises so that it/they may be contacted in
order to inspect the premises, correct or reset the alarm or to respond in
the event of an emergency. The Police Department will update such information
on an annual basis.
In the case of false alarms, any person, firm or corporation having
knowledge thereof shall immediately notify the Police Department. The police
will respond to verify the authenticity of the information. No penalties will
be assessed if immediate notification is made to the Police Department. If
delayed or no notification is made, the violator will be subject to penalties
as set forth in this chapter.
A.
Any person, firm or corporation who/which does not register
its alarm device in the manner and time required herein shall be subject to
a fine of not exceeding $1,000, a term of imprisonment not exceeding 90 days
or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, or any combination
thereof.[1]
B.
For false alarms occurring during a calendar year:
(1)
For the first, second and third false alarm, no penalty
will be assessed. However, a record of the alarm will be maintained to assure
that future alarms will be subject to fines.
(2)
For the fourth through 10th false alarms, a fine of $50
shall be paid to the borough for each such alarm.
(3)
For the 11th false alarm and subsequent
alarms thereafter, a fine of $100 shall be paid to the borough.
