The purpose of this chapter is to:
A.
Establish the administrative process for the issuance of permits
for alarm systems;
B.
Establish regulations for the use and operation of all alarm systems
in the Township of Marlboro;
C.
Provide regulations and standards for the direct monitoring of alarm
systems by the Marlboro Township Division of Police through direct
connection to the Division of Police digital alarm console located
in Police Headquarters; and
D.
Establish fees and penalties associated with these regulations.
A.
ALARM BUSINESS
ALARM DEVICE
ALARM MONITORING BUSINESS
ALARM SYSTEM
DIGITAL ALARM
DIGITAL ALARM CONSOLE
DIVISION OF POLICE
FALSE ALARM
PERSON
POLICE CHIEF OR HIS DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE
(1)
(2)
REGISTRANT
TOWNSHIP
Words defined. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
A natural person or corporation licensed by the State of
New Jersey or otherwise permitted by law to engage in the business
of installing, maintaining, monitoring, repairing, replacing, selling,
servicing or responding to an alarm system or which causes any of
these activities to take place.
The equipment that responds manually or automatically to
burglary, robbery, intrusion, fire, smoke, medical, panic, flood or
other perils.
A natural person or corporation, for profit, that engages
in the business of receiving signals from an alarm system or an alarm
device that relays a request for a response by police, fire, rescue
or other emergency response personnel.
The equipment, devices or series of devices or an assembly
of equipment and devices, including but not limited to hardwired systems,
or systems interconnected with wireless technology, which emit or
transmit a remote or local audible, visual or electronic signal indicating
an alarmed condition that may also be designed to summon an action
or response by either an alarm monitoring business or by police, fire,
rescue or other emergency response personnel. In this chapter, the
term "alarm system" shall include the term "alarm device." For purposes
of this chapter, an alarm system shall not include the definition
of an alarm device attached to a motor vehicle.
A microprocessor-controlled alarm system designed to emit
or transmit an electronic signal to either the Marlboro Division of
Police digital alarm console, or an alarm monitoring business.
The digital equipment or control panel of devices that provide
a visual and/or audio notification within Police Headquarters in Marlboro
Township that an alarm system within the Township requires a response
by police, fire, rescue, or other emergency response personnel.
The Marlboro Township Division of Police.
An alarm or signal activation, emission or transmission emanating
from an alarm system which results in a response by police, fire,
rescue or other emergency response personnel, when no emergency condition
exists, that is caused by the negligent use or intentional misuse
of the alarm system by the owner or alarm monitoring business. No
emergency condition exists, if the responding police officer finds
no evidence of an actual or attempted criminal offense, or where fire
responders find no evidence of heat, smoke or fire conditions that
would cause an alarm, or where rescue or other emergency responders
find no evidence of medical, panic, flood or other perils requiring
rescue or other emergency response personnel.
Any natural-born human or any partnership, corporation or
association, whether for profit or not for profit.
POLICE CHIEFThe Police Chief or Acting Police Chief of the Marlboro Township Division of Police.
DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVEAny person designated by the Police Chief or the Acting Police Chief to perform a function required or permitted by the provisions of this chapter. The term "designated representative" shall be limited to members of the Township Division of Police or employees of the Division of Police assigned to and working in the Police Administration Section.
A person that has registered an alarm system according to
the provisions of this chapter.
The Township of Marlboro.
B.
Word usage. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in
the present tense include the future, words used in the plural number
include the singular number, and words in the singular number include
the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory.
