New Jersey Statutes 45:5A-36. Municipality, county prohibited from regulating certain locksmiths, alarm businesses
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 45:5A-36
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
(1) requires the licensing or registration of locksmiths or alarm businesses;
(2) requires a locksmith or an alarm business to submit information about the business’ systems;
(3) requires a locksmith or an alarm business to pay an alarm registration or licensure fee to a third party person or business;
(4) requires a permit or fee for the installation of a perimeter fence intrusion protection system in addition to an alarm system permit issued by the municipality or county;
(5) imposes an installation or operational requirement for a perimeter fence intrusion protection system that is inconsistent with the requirements and standards of the act;
(6) impedes the installation or continued operation of a perimeter fence intrusion protection system; or
(7) prohibits the installation or use of a perimeter fence intrusion protection system.
b. The provisions of any ordinance or resolution or rules or regulations of any municipality or county relating to the licensing or registration of locksmiths or alarm businesses are superseded by the provisions of this act. Municipal and county officials and employees shall comply with the provisions of the act. Nothing in this section shall be construed, however, to prohibit municipal regulation of door-to-door vendors or salespersons of burglar alarm, fire alarm or electronic security systems nor shall anything in this section be construed to prohibit or restrict municipal consideration of alarm business service proposals in consent proceedings under the “Cable Television Act,” P.L.1972, c.186 (C. 48:5A-1 et seq.).
L.1997, c.305, s.16; amended 2021, c.2, s.3.