Borough of Clayton, NJ Chapter 71 Police Panel Alarm System

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Clayton as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]

Article I (Reserved) [1]

[1] Editor's Note: Former Art. I, Standards and Regulations, adopted 7-28-1983 by Ord. No. 83-12 and amended 12-8-1983 by Ord. No. 83-18, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

§ 71-1 through § 71-14. (Reserved)

Article II False Alarms

[Adopted 3-9-2000 by Ord. No. 1-00]

§ 71-15 Definitions.

As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

AUDIBLE ALARM

A device that emits an audible signal from the premises that it is designed to protect.[1]

FALSE ALARM

Any burglary, fire or other alarm resulting in notification to the Clayton Police Department and/or Fire Department, caused by inadvertence, negligence or any unintentional act of someone other than an intruder or by malfunctioning of the device or other related equipment.

[1] Editor's Note: Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

§ 71-16 Police Department to investigate and keep records.

The Police Department of the Borough of Clayton shall investigate the causing of false alarms as described above and keep a record of the same.

§ 71-17 Violations and penalties.

A. Any person, corporation, partnership or other entity which owns or controls a fire, burglary or other similar alarm device in the Borough of Clayton, which said device causes more than three false alarms in any given calendar year, shall be deemed in violation of the provisions of this article for the fourth false alarm or any subsequent false alarms in such calendar year.

B. Any person, corporation, partnership or other entity which violates the provisions of this article shall be subject to the following penalties:

(1) First offense (over three false alarms in a calendar year): fine of $50 (court appearance not required).

(2) Second offense (one subsequent false alarm in the same calendar year): fine of $100 (court appearance not required).

(3) Third and subsequent offenses (subsequent false alarms in the same calendar year): fine of up to $500 per subsequent offense. Court appearance in the Clayton Municipal Court shall be required, with the amount of fine to be determined by the Judge of said Court.

C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to alarm devices on property owned by the Borough of Clayton, the Clayton Board of Education or any other similar agency or department of the Borough.

§ 71-18 Registration of audible alarms; penalties.

A. Any person, corporation, partnership or other entity which owns or controls an audible alarm, as defined in § 71-15 of this article, in the Borough of Clayton shall register the same with the Clayton Police Department. Such registration shall be in writing and shall be amended in writing from time to time as any changes of applicable information occur. Said registration shall include the following information:

(1) The address of the alarmed property.

(2) The name and telephone number of the property owner.

(3) The telephone number to call if the property owner is unavailable.

(4) The type of alarm, i.e., burglary, fire, medical, alert, etc.

B. Any person, corporation, partnership or other entity which shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $50 for each violation.