Brick, NJ Noise from Specific Sources: Car Alarm Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Auto-shutoff limit
- 15 minutes after activation
- Required posting
- Owner's phone number displayed on vehicle
- Enforcing agency
- Brick Township Police Department
- Governing chapter
- Noise Chapter 281, § 281-7B(12)
Summary
Brick Township requires vehicle burglar alarms to shut off within 15 minutes of activation and mandates a visible owner contact number on the car.
Bells and alarms: the sounding or permitting the sounding of any exterior burglar alarm on any building or motor vehicle, unless such burglar alarm shall terminate its operation within 15 minutes of its being activated. Any motor vehicle upon which a burglar alarm has been installed shall prominently display the telephone number at which communication may be made with the owner of such motor vehicle.
(13) Stationary emergency signaling devices: testing of only the electromechanical functioning of a stationary emergency signaling device shall occur at the same time each day that a test is performed, but not before 7:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m. Any such testing shall only use the minimum cycle test time.
(14) Operating or permitting to be operated any powered saw, sander, drill, grinder, garden equipment or tools of like nature, used primarily for domestic purposes, outdoors in residential zones between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. the following day.
(15) Operating or permitting the use of any power propelled vehicle, recreational device or motorized vehicle, including but not limited to passenger cars, trucks, campers, motorcycles, minibikes, go-carts, snowmobiles, amphibious craft, dune buggies, racing vehicles, water ski towing devices and motorboats, in such a manner as to create a noise disturbance.
§ 281-8. Exceptions.
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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4577344; v53 updated 2025-12-09; through 12-09-2025).
Full Breakdown
Under the Township's noise ordinance, sounding or permitting the sounding of an exterior burglar alarm on a motor vehicle is a prohibited noise disturbance unless the alarm terminates within 15 minutes of being triggered. Any vehicle equipped with a burglar alarm must prominently display the telephone number where the owner can be reached. The Police Department of the Township of Brick enforces this provision.
Violations & Fines
Violation is enforceable by summons and complaint under the noise chapter's general enforcement provisions; for non-motor-vehicle noise sources officers may first issue a 24-hour written notice to abate, but this alternative does not apply to a vehicle on a public right-of-way.
Frequently Asked Questions
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