[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Mansfield
5-11-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-7. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Equipment or a device or an assembly of equipment and devices designed
to signal the presence of an emergency or hazard requiring urgent attention
and to which the Police or Fire Department or any other services may be expected
to respond.
Any alarm or signal of an alarm system actuated by inadvertence,
negligence or intentional or unintentional act of a person other than an intruder,
and shall include, as well, an alarm caused by malfunctioning of the alarm
device or other relevant equipment, but shall not include alarms caused by
a malfunction of the alarm console or police device.
Any alarm or device which, when actuated, produces a signal not connected
to another source, such as store burglar alarms actuating bell devices.
In the event of a false alarm, any person having knowledge thereof shall
immediately notify the Township Police Chief. The Police Chief or the Fire
Chief shall cause an investigation to be made and keep a record of all false
alarms. False alarms shall result in the following penalties:
