Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 45:5A-54

  • 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
2. A perimeter fence intrusion protection system shall:

a. interface with a monitored alarm device in a manner that enables the burglar alarm system to transmit a signal intended to summon the business or law enforcement, or both, in response to an intrusion or burglary;

b. be located on property that is not designated by a municipality exclusively for residential use;

c. have an energizer that is driven by a commercial storage battery that is not more than 12 volts of direct current;

d. have an energizer that meets the standards set forth by the International Electrotechnical Commission Standard 60335-2-76, in its current edition, and as amended and supplemented;

e. be surrounded by a nonelectric perimeter fence or wall that is not less than five feet in height;

f. not exceed ten feet in height or two feet higher than the nonelectric perimeter fence or wall described in subsection e. of this section, whichever is higher;

g. be marked with conspicuous warning signs that are located on the perimeter fence intrusion protection system at not more than 40 foot intervals and that read: “WARNING-ELECTRIC FENCE”;

h. comply with the requirements set forth in the rules and regulations adopted by the board; and

i. be installed by a person trained by the manufacturer or certified in the installation, maintenance, repair, safety and operation of the perimeter fence intrusion protection system.

L.2021, c.2, s.2.