At a glance
Essentials
The police page covers burglary, panic and robbery systems.
The residential fee covers three years.
Business alarm-user registration renews annually.
Qualifying primary residents age 65 or older pay no registration fee.
Registration process
Use the township’s alarm program
Register the alarm site through the program linked by Manheim Township Police. Keep property, alarm company and responder information current.
Police response policy
False-alarm assessments
Registered sites receive lower response assessments than unregistered or suspended systems. The current schedule increases the charge as additional false alarms occur in a calendar year.
Coverage note
Fire-alarm information
For monitored fire-alarm installation, the township directs users to Code Compliance. Fire permits and system rules are separate from the police security-alarm registration.
Official information
Sources, scope and local contact
Check these government pages before you register, pay a fee or rely on the fine schedule.
The police permit covers security alarms. Residential registrations renew every three years, while business alarm-user registrations renew annually. Residents age 65 or older may qualify for a fee exemption.
How we handle uncertainty: If an official source does not say something clearly, we label it “not specified” rather than assume.
Local rules and web pages can change. This review date tells you when the source links and summary were last checked.
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