City Of Lawrenceville: City Of Lawrenceville False Alarm Ordinance Goes Live On December 1

Press release from the City of Lawrenceville:

November 30, 2021

Residents and businesses will have a one-month grace period before fines are assessed.

The Lawrenceville City Council approved an update to Article 2 (False Alarm) Chapter 26 (Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions) of the Code of the City of Lawrenceville at the September meeting.  It will become effective December 1, 2021.  Fines for excessive false alarms will begin January 1, 2022.

The purpose of the False Alarm Ordinance is to encourage alarm owners and alarm companies to properly use and maintain operational effectiveness of monitored alarm systems in order to improve the reliability of alarm systems and reduce or eliminate false alarms. The City of Lawrenceville finds that excessive false alarms unduly burden the limited resources of the Lawrenceville Police Department.

The fee schedule for false alarms is broken into “Non-Residential” and “Residential.”  Non-residential fees are: 1st alarm - $0; 2nd alarm - $50; 3rd alarm - $200; $4 alarm and subsequent - $400.  Any false alarm occurring without a valid alarm permit will be assessed in addition to the false alarm fee an additional $100 per false alarm.  

Residential fees are:  1st & 2nd alarm - $0; 3rd alarm - $25; 4th alarm and subsequent - $100. Any alarm signal response to an alarm site located within the City of Lawrenceville will result in the automatic registration of the alarm at said address. 

The City of Lawrenceville and the Lawrenceville Police Department have contracted with Central Square to operate this program.   Residents should register at www.crywolfservices.com/lawrencevillega.  Questions should be directed to [email protected] or 833.981.4005.

A copy of the ordinance can be found here.  For additional information regarding the City of Lawrenceville, please follow the city on social media.  

This press release was produced by the City of Lawrenceville. The views expressed here are the author’s own.