Alarm User Notification
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Alarm User Notification
McHenry County has passed an ordinance to regulate alarms and
establish a violation for repeated false alarms within the
County.
Among the provisions contained within the ordinance is the
requirement to notify the Sheriff's Office of your
system. Failure to notify the Sheriff's Office of your alarm
is a violation of the ordinance.
Also among the provisions is a system whereby repeated false
alarms will subject the owner to potential charges of violating the
ordinance. I strongly urge you to carefully review the
ordinance so that you will be aware of the requirements set
forth.
While I view alarms as a valuable tool in the prevention of
crime and preservation of the health and safety of the citizens of
McHenry County, false alarms constitute a danger to police and fire
first responders and to the public traveling the highways of the
County during those responses. False alarms are a drain on
police and fire resources which are often diverted from other tasks
to respond to this type of call for service.
It is hoped that through compliance with this ordinance, the
number of false alarms will be reduced, thereby bringing an
increased level of safety to the citizens of the County not only
through the reduction in responses by emergency units to these
calls, but also through the allocation of these resources to other
crime prevention and reduction activities.