VILAS COUNTY
SHERIFF’S OFFICE
330 Court Street, Courthouse
Eagle River, WI 54521-8362
Patrick Schmidt, Chief Deputy
Gerard Ritter II, Captain
William Weiss, Jail Administrator
Joseph A. Fath
Sheriff
www.Vilascountywi.gov
Tele: 715 479-4441
Fax: 715 479-0621
2020 Vilas County Alarm Permit Application
Vilas County Ordinance 9.21(5) ALARM PERMITS
(a) Requirement. No alarm system shall be installed on any property or in any building unless
the alarm user, has been issued a permit by the Vilas County Sheriff’s Office.
Vi
las County Ordinance 9.21(6) DUTIES OF THE ALARM BUSINESS
(a) An alarm business shall use enhanced call verification or verified response prior to
requesting a response by emergency services. Enhanced call verification or verified
response shall not be used for holdup, duress, panic or fire alarms.
Vi
las County Ordinance 9.21(8) FALSE ALARM FEE
(a) If the Sheriff’s Office responds to a false alarm, the alarm user shall pay the County a false
alarm fee according to the following schedule of fees for any false alarm occurring in a
calendar year:
(i) First two (2) false alarms No charge
(ii) Third, fourth, & fifth false alarm $75.00
(iii) Sixth, seventh, & eighth false alarm $150.00
(iv) Ninth, tenth, & eleventh false alarm $300.00
(v) Twelfth & subsequent false alarm $600.00
The purpose of this ordinance is to reduce the number of false alarms and associated responses to
false alarms. We want alarm companies and alarm users to maintain their alarms and have a contact
list of individuals capable of responding for the owner’s property.
The 2020 cost of the Vilas County Alarm Permit is $25.00.
All permits are good for the calendar year issued. All 2020 permits will be expired after December
31, 2020.
Submit applications by mail with payment or email permit and submit payment to the address below.
Vilas County Sheriffs Office
Attn: Lieutenant Greg Fulton
330 Court St.
Eagle River, WI 54521
vcalarms@vilascountywi.gov
Answe
r all questions completely and please PRINT clearly.
Name:
Tel
ephone Number:
Cel
l Number:
Email Address:
Alar
med Street Address:
Road
City
State
Zip
Pho
ne number to alarmed address:
Mailin
g Address (if different than alarm address):
Con
tact Names and Key holders or Caretakers:
Add
itional Information pertaining to the alarmed property:
If an
alarm company services your alarm, please provide alarm companys name and phone number:
Please review Chapter 9.21 of Vilas County Ordinances for a complete explanation of the ordinance in effect.
You will find the ordinance at vilascountywi.gov/index.php?page=County-Ordinances
Make checks p
ayable to: Vilas County Sheriff’s Office
Emailed permits will be processed after payment has been received.
I hav
e read and completed the application and know it to be true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Sign
ature of Applicant: __________________________________ Date: ________________________________
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