Alarm Ordinance Enacted

Town Council has enacted an ordinance concerning the installation of burglar alarms and false alarms which went into effect October 1, 2004.

The alarm ordinance requires the yearly registration of all alarms, including those that are not monitored by an alarm service. The initial registration of an alarm is $25.00. Yearly registrations expire each October and there is a $10.00 per year renewal registration fee for each alarm site. Alarm systems that are installed during the year must be registered prior to activation.

The goal of the ordinance is the reduction of false alarms through voluntary compliance, but in some case that does not occur. Therefore, the ordinance incorporates a surcharge schedule for frequent alarm abusers. The schedule begins at $75.00 for the third false alarm in any twelve-month period and escalates to a maximum of $200.00 per false alarm for six or more alarms in any twelve-month period. Alarm response may also be suspended if seven or more false alarms are received from a site in any twelve-month period or if users fail to register their alarms or pay associated fees.

To register an alarm for the first time, alarm users must complete an Alarm Registration Form for each alarm site and mail it, along with a check for $25.00 for each alarm site to the Glastonbury Police Department, 2108 Main Street, Glastonbury, CT. 06033. Invoices for the $10.00 renewal fee will be mailed to alarm users around September of each year. Alarm users may also bring the completed alarm form and the check to the Glastonbury Police Department which is located at 2108 Main Street in Glastonbury.

Alarm Registration Forms may be obtained at the Glastonbury Police Department or by downloading them from the link posted below. The full burglar alarm ordinance may be viewed by following the link posted below.

Questions may be directed to: stephen.clark@glastonbury-ct.gov or 860-652-4221.

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