The Township of Hamilton requires all alarm systems (residential and business) to be registered with the Police department. This is in addition to any permits or licenses you may have been required to get.
Please find below the Alarm Registration application that must be submitted. After the application is received you will be assigned an alarm number.
This alarm number must be given to your alarm monitoring company who must, when reporting an activation, give the alarm number FIRST then the location.
99-25 Violations and penalties
A.
False alarms. Any person, corporation, partnership or entity violating § 99-22 of this article for a first offense
(seventh false alarm in a calendar year) shall pay a fine of $25 for a second offense (eighth false alarm in one
calendar year) shall pay a fine of $50; for a third and subsequent offense (ninth false alarm) shall pay a fine of not
less than $200 nor more than $500. Penalties for a first and second violation may be paid through the Violations
Bureau of the Municipal Court.
B.
All others. Any person, corporation, partnership or entity violating any other provisions of this article shall, upon
conviction, pay a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not
to exceed 30 days, or both.
C.
Continuing offense. Upon conviction, a violator shall have seven days to either remove the alarm or bring it into
compliance with this article. Failure to do so shall constitute a new and subsequent offense.
D.
Jurisdiction. The Municipal Court of the Township of Hamilton shall have jurisdiction over this article.
ALARM ORDINANCE
ALARM REGISTRATION FORM