Registration/Renewal Fees :
- Residential : $25.00
- Commercial : $25.00
All renewal invoices are due within 30 days from the invoice date or by the permit expiration date whichever is greater.
Registration Duration and Renewal:
All permits are valid for one year from the issue date and must be renewed annually.
Permit Transfer:
Permits cannot be transferred from one location to another or from one person to another.
Late fee for Registration or Renewal:
Not Applicable.
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Billing Type:
- All false alarms will be accumulated and will be charged in the 12-month permit period.
Burglary/Robbery/Panic Hold Up- Registered/Unregistered and expired permit location Fine Schedule:
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Residential / Commercial:
- 1st false alarm: $0.00
- 2nd false alarm: $0.00
- 3rd false alarm: $0.00
- 4th false alarm: $50.00
- 5th false alarm: $50.00
- 6th false alarm: $100.00
- 7th false alarm: $100.00
- 8th false alarm: $250.00
- 9th false alarm: $250.00
- 10th false alarm: $500.00
The Township of Toms River reserves the right to waive any fee up to $150.00 after the user attends an alarm awareness class.
There will be an additional $100.00 fine for failure to register an alarm location upon occurrence of the first false alarm.
Late fee for False Alarms:
- N.A.
All false alarm invoices will be due within 30 days from the invoice date
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- Alarm user/company has a right to appeal the false alarm fine or the suspension of the permit. Appeal request must be submitted to PM AM in writing within 10 days from the date of notification of such fine.
- Appeal fee: $0.00
- Appeal must be entitled "Appeal for Alarm Administrator's Action"
- PM AM will forward all documents provided by the Alarm user to the Township's Alarm Administrator for review and appeal processing. The Township's Alarm Administrator will inform PM AM of any adjustments which need to be made on the account once the appeal decision has been completed..
- PM AM will notify the citizen of the appeal decision through the available means of correspondence.
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- Government properties including but not limited to Township, County, State, Federal, Public schools are exempt from all other provisions of the Ordinance.
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No Response Procedures:
- Non-registered system: If a location does not register for a permit within 30 days from the date of the notice, the location will be placed on no-response.
- Non-payment of false alarm fine: If a false alarm fine is not paid within 30 days from the invoice date, the location will be placed on no-response.
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Excessive False Alarms:
- Pay all outstanding invoices.
- Register the permit.
Non-payment of fees/fines:
- Pay all outstanding invoices.
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