Bill Text: NJ A5561 | 2018-2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits local governments from imposing fines on alarm companies in certain circumstances.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-13 - Substituted by S3869 [A5561 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2018-A5561-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman JOHN J. BURZICHELLI
District 3 (Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem)
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits local governments from imposing fines on alarm companies in certain circumstances.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning the local regulation of alarm companies and supplementing P.L.1997, c.305 (C.45:5A-23 et seq.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. A municipality, county, or other political subdivision of the State shall not adopt an ordinance or resolution or promulgate a rule or regulation authorizing the imposition of civil penalties or fines on a partnership, corporation, or other business entity engaged in alarm business for a false alarm that is not caused by an operational error, improper installation of an alarm, or the provision of defective equipment attributable to the business entity.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill would prohibit a municipality, county, or any other local government from imposing penalties or fines on an alarm company for a false alarm not caused by an operational error, improper installation of an alarm, or the provision of defective equipment attributable to the alarm company.
