Ordinance 220 ~ ALARM SYSTEMS

Residents should register with the Police Department an alarm system within 24 hours of the installation. Registration is to include the name, address and telephone number of the subscriber and of the installer and the name, address and telephone number of at least one person who has the knowledge and means to reset the alarm. Upon removal or disconnection of the alarm system, or the relocation of the alarm user, the Police Department must be notified

Ordinance: 220-4 (B)

False alarm violations. Newtown Borough False Alarm Ordinance (59) establishes a fee of $50 per false alarm subsequent to the first false alarm in a calendar year.  False alarms are defined as activations originating from an owner’s premises that have not been activated by some force of nature or means beyond the owner or user’s control.  Similarly, the Police Department excuses any activation in which our response is canceled by the owner prior to Police arrival at the scene.