Guelph Police Alarm Registration Information
How do I register my alarm?
To register your home or business alarm, contact your alarm company and advise them that you wish to be registered with the Guelph Police Alarm Registry. (You must reside within the city limits of Guelph).
How much does it cost?
The non-refundable fee for yearly registration is $40. You must renew your registration with your alarm company every year.
What does registering my alarm get me?
Alarm registration gives you police response to alarms at your premise.
What happens if I have a false alarm?
If the Guelph Police attend to a false alarm at your premise, you will be sent an invoice in the amount of $75.
If the Guelph Police attend to a second false alarm at your premise, you will be sent an invoice in the amount of $100.
Every false alarm will increase the fine by $25.
To appeal a False Alarm Invoice, an alarm holder and/or alarm company must satisfy the Alarm Coordinator that the system was malfunctioning during the alarm and that significant corrective action has been taken to repair or replace a faulty or inadequate system.
I pay my taxes, why don't the police just respond to all alarms?
In 2005 approximately 97% of all alarms responded to by the Guelph Police were false. The objectives of the alarm program are to reduce the number of false alarms in the city of Guelph, to increase public awareness and to reduce the amount of officer unavailability due to false alarm response.
What happens if I don't register my alarm?
If we attend an alarm at a non-registered premise, the alarm holder will receive an invoice in the amount of $150 ($110 fine for non-registration & $40 for new registration.)
If a premise does not wish to receive police response to their alarm in the future, they must pay the $110 fine and supply, in writing, your wishes for the police to not attend to any future alarms.
I would like to register a keyholder for a premise, how do I do this?
Please fill out the attached form "GPS Keyholder" and follow the instructions listed to register keyholders.
I still have questions, whom do I contact at the Police Service to find out more information?
Please direct all concerns and questions to the Alarm Coordinator at (519) 824-1212, ext. 272 or audra.finoro@police.guelph.on.ca .
It is recognized that the Guelph Police Service cannot guarantee an immediate police response and such response will be contingent upon resources available.
Definitions
At Fault alarm is any alarm signal activated unnecessarily, carelessly, improperly, or for a purpose other than that for which the alarm device or system was installed.
Valid Alarm is an alarm signal, which has been activated for the purpose for which it was installed such as warning of an attempted or completed criminal offence, or an emergency situation.
No Fault alarm is one that prompts a police response to a premise where an emergency does not exist and the alarm was triggered by natural causes or conditions beyond the control of the alarm user (e.g. Excessive wind, bird, mouse, power surge)
Effective January 1st, 2011.