Bartow, FL
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City Ordinance 1854-A
- FALSE ALARMS take police, fire and emergency medical personnel away from real emergencies
- FALSE ALARMS can endanger responding authorities and our community
- FALSE ALARMS reduce the perceived reliability of your security system
- FALSE ALARMS may make you reluctant to use your system, thereby exposing your home and/or business to undetected hazards
- FALSE ALARMS waste taxpayer's money.
The City of Bartow adopted a False Alarm Ordinance on June 21, 1999. This ordinance, 1854-A, requires that all alarm users register alarm systems within 30 days of installation, in order to avoid false alarm charges. To read this ordinance, go to:
EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION
Once you have registered your alarm system, you must make sure the information you provided in your registration application is current. Whether you have a personal alarm system at your residence, or you have a business with an alarm system, you are responsible for updating the emergency representative information as it changes. If the information and/or contact person changes, you must notify the police department as soon as possible with the new contact's name and number. If the information has not been updated, and the police respond to an alarm at your home or business, they will not be able to contact you.
This could result in false alarm charges.
If you receive a notice of violation (false alarm calls) from the Bartow Police Department or the Bartow Fire Department, you will have TEN (10) days to pay the fine or contact the Code Enforcement Board for a hearing.
450 N. BROADWAY AVE. BARTOW, FL 33830
Your Bartow Police and Fire Departments are ready to respond when your system activates. Please help us, help YOU, by eliminating FALSE ALARMS calls for service.