All residents and business that have a fire or security alarm system monitored by a central station alarm company are required under Newbury Town Ordinance to have a permit issued by the police and fire department. Alarm systems previously permitted do need to apply for a new permit under this ordinance. Alarm
companies that monitor alarms in Newbury must also be permitted. A summary of the ordinance is found below.
There is no fee for these permits, but there are penalties, as specified below, for police and fire notifications from non-permitted alarm systems.
Permit applications are available at the Newbury Police Department weekday mornings from 7:00 to Noon and can be downloaded from the Forms/Applications section of this website.
Town of Newbury Security and Fire Alarm Ordinance Summary
This is only a summary of the provisions; see the full Town Ordinance on the Town of Newbury Website www.newburynh.org for the full ordinance
All alarms installed in the town pursuant to this chapter shall conform to the standards set forth in state law, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 72 National Fire Alarm Code, the National Electrical Code and the codes published by the International Building Code (IBC). Permitted central stations shall comply with NFPA 71.
Alarm Permit Required
The Newbury Police and Fire Chiefs are authorized to issue a permit to any owner of property located within the town or the lessee thereof to maintain, install and modify a fire, burglary, holdup or intrusion alarm system upon application.
Dialer-type alarms that are operated by a prerecorded message machine are not authorized to be used at the police and fire departments. Alarms which monitor temperature, humidity and any other condition not directly related to the detection or notification of emergency personnel are specifically excluded from this chapter.
Applications for Security and Fire Alarm Permits and Central Station Company permits shall be submitted to the Newbury Police Department, 952 Route 103, Newbury, NH 03255. Application forms are available at the Police Department, Town Office and may be downloaded from the Town of Newbury Website www.newburynh.org.
There shall be no fee for the alarm system installation permit issued by the police and fire departments.
The first permit year shall be eleven (11) calendar months plus the remainder of the month in which the alarm permit was issued, and twelve (12) calendar months thereafter.
Any owner or lessee of property having an alarm system on the premises and any user of alarm services or equipment designed and installed with the intent of eliciting an emergency response shall pay to the town a service charge as set scheduled below.
Any central station, answering service or proprietary system that in any manner notifies the police or fire departments of an alarm signal from an alarm system of an alarm user who does not possess an alarm user's permit or whose permit has been suspended, revoked or denied shall be charged a penalty as listed below. Penalties, for each notification made to the town.
Penalties
Penalties for violations of the Alarm Ordinance shall be as follows:
(1) Operating an alarm without a valid permit . . . $100.00
(2) Operating an alarm when a permit has been suspended or revoked . . . $100.00
(3) False alarm penalties: Security Alarms:
a. Fourth security alarm in a year. . $50.00
b. Fifth security alarm in a year . . …$75.00
c. Sixth and successive security alarms in a year . . . $100.00
(4) False alarm penalties Fire Alarms
a. Any owner or lessee or person in control of property having an alarm system on the premises and any user of alarm services or equipment designed and installed with the intent of eliciting an emergency response shall pay to the town a service charge of $250.00 for each and every false alarm to which the fire department responds after the initial response within a seven-day period. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to correct any and all problems resulting in the activation of false alarms
b. Fourth false fire alarm in a year . . . $100.00
c. Fifth false fire alarm in a year. …. . $200.00
d. Sixth and successive false fire alarms in a year . . . $300.00
(5)Central Station, answering service or proprietary system notification of an alarm not possessing a valid permit . . . $100.00
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