A county in Colorado is considering a new alarm policy that includes a form of enhanced call verification (ECV). The Board of Commissioners in Larimer County, Colo., will soon vote on a new alarm ordinance where deputies will respond to burglar alarms only after the alarm company makes two attempts to call the alarm owner and verify the alarm.
The proposal, to be voted on by the board on Aug. 22, also makes alarm registration mandatory and sets up a fine system for false alarms, according to the Daily Reporter-Herald. Larimer County, just north of Denver, includes the cities of Fort Collins and Loveland. However, the police department in Loveland already has a limited verified response policy – where all alarms must be verified, though alarms are still broadcast and officers have the option to respond to unverified calls. That policy will remain in place.
Alarm owners would have to pay an initial registration fee of $50 with an annual $25 renewal. After a “free” first false alarm, a fee of $50 will be assessed for a second false alarm in a year, $75 for a third, $100 for a fourth and $500 for each false alarm thereafter.
