[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Glassboro as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 3-22-1983 by Ord. No. 83-2]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any burglary, fire or other alarm resulting in notification
to the Glassboro 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.
The Police Department of the Borough of Glassboro
shall investigate the causing of false alarms as described above and
keep a record of same.
[Amended 2-25-1986 by Ord. No. 86-2; 6-10-1997 by Ord. No. 97-6]
A.
Any person, corporation, partnership or other entity
who owns or controls a fire, burglary or other similar alarm device
in the Borough of Glassboro, 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
who 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 $84. (Court appearance not required.)
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
(2)
Second offense (one subsequent false alarm in the
same calendar year): fine of $134. (Court appearance not required.)
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
(3)
Third and subsequent offenses (subsequent false alarms
in the same calendar year): fine of $500 per subsequent offense. Court
appearance in the Glassboro 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 Glassboro, the Glassboro
Board of Education, the Glassboro Housing Authority or any other similar
agency or department of the Borough.
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Editor’s Note: Former § 147-4, Registration
of audible alarms; penalties, added 2-25-1986 by Ord. No. 86-2, was
repealed 4-23-2013 by Ord. No. 13-06.
This article shall take effect on April 1, 1983.
