Requires public safety answering points to establish process to accept alarm scores reported by alarm monitoring centers and provide scores to law enforcement.
This bill requires New Jersey public safety answering points (9-1-1 call centers) to create a process for receiving "alarm scores" from alarm monitoring centers. These scores, based on standardized grading of intrusion alarms (like break-ins), indicate how likely an alarm activation is to be a real emergency. The answering points must then share these scores with law enforcement to help prioritize which incidents require immediate response. The bill directly affects 9-1-1 centers, alarm monitoring companies, and law enforcement dispatchers by changing how alarm-related emergencies are handled. It does not change the underlying alarm systems or response requirements for citizens.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
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Nick Scutari
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