University Security Alarms

  1. Issued:September 3, 1999
  2. Revised:June 30, 2003
  3. Last Reviewed:June 30, 2003
  4. Policy Number: FO-71
  5. Responsible Office:Division of Public Safety
  6. Policy Contact: Executive Director, Division of Public Safety
  8. Print Policy
  1. Purpose
    1. To provide necessary information to agencies responding to activated security alarms in campus buildings.
    2. To establish a procedure for the registration and installation of security alarms.
    3. To establish how security alarms are monitored.
    4. To establish a procedure for handling false alarms.
  2. DefinitionAlarms are any assembly of equipment which is designed or functions to provide an audible, mechanical, or electrical signal or phone message which indicates a disturbance or some other activity that requires urgent attention.Security alarms are intrusion alarms, tamper alarms, or panic alarms.
  3. Registration and installation of security alarm equipmentAll security alarms shall be registered with the Division of Public Safety (DPS). Registering such alarms will provide DPS with the following information: location(s) covered by alarm, type(s), vendor(s), hours of operation, complete list of departmental contacts, and any special details that responders should know. DPS assumes no cost whatsoever for these systems.Security alarms shall not be purchased or activated at the U of I without prior approval of DPS. Department will complete an installation request form obtained from DPS before a system is purchased. DPS does not provide installation or monitoring of security alarms; however, DPS is the agency responsible for responding to all security alarms.
  4. Monitoring of security alarmsMonitoring of security alarms is provided by commercial vendors. DPS can assist with securing names of potential alarms vendors.
  5. Handling false alarmsWhen an alarm system has five (5) false alarms within a twelve (12) month period, the Director of Public Safety shall serve a notice to the alarm user and commercial vendor stating that the alarm system is in danger of becoming a nuisance. The Director of Public Safety shall require that the alarm user and commercial vendor provide a written response to the Director of Public Safety within ten (10) calendar days of the receipt of the notice, describing those actions that have been taken or those actions that will be taken to discover and eliminate the cause of the false alarms.Excluding false alarms received during the first thirty (30) days after initial installation of an alarm system at a facility or premises, an alarm system shall constitute as a nuisance if ten (10) or more false alarms occur within a twelve (12) month period.
  1. Issued:September 3, 1999
  2. Revised:June 30, 2003
  3. Last Reviewed:June 30, 2003
  4. Policy Number: FO-71
  5. Responsible Office:Division of Public Safety
  6. Policy Contact: Executive Director, Division of Public Safety
  8. Print Policy
  1. 9-1-1 Service As Used For Emergency Response
  2. Access Security Systems
  3. Accident Investigation Procedures
  4. Acquiring Energy-consuming Equipment
  5. Aerial Activities Over, On, or In Campus Property
  6. Alcohol Management Policy
  7. Appropriate Use of Computers and Network Systems
  8. Approval of Project Involving the Addition, Modification, or Deletion of Physical Facilities (“Site Approvals”)
  9. Art in Public Spaces
  10. Assignment of Campus Car Pool Vehicles to Departments
  11. Automated External Defibrillators (AED)
  12. Banner (Vexilla) Displays
  13. Bicycle Regulations
  14. Building Emergency Action and Business Continuity Plans
  15. Building Regulations
  16. Building Signage
  17. Campus Demonstrations and Protests
  18. Campus Environmental Health and Safety
  19. Campus Threat Assessment
  20. Carpeting and Drapery
  21. Clery Act
  22. Computer Security
  23. Connection to IllinoisNet
  24. Decorations, Displays, and Christmas Trees
  25. Department-Owned Non-Passenger Vehicles and Equipment
  26. Disaster Recovery Contract for Services Activation
  27. Disposal of Magnetic Media
  28. Distribution of Building Plan Documents and Architectural Drawings
  29. Division of Responsibility
  30. Emergency Communication Systems
  31. Emergency Plans
  32. Expressive Activity on Campus
  33. Fire Safety
  34. Fire Safety Compliance, Reports, Information, and Education
  35. Fire Safety Regulations for Scenery and Set Decorations
  36. Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) in Campus Buildings
  37. In-Line Skates, Roller Skates, Skateboards, e-Scooters, and Self-Balancing Personal Transportation Devices
  38. Information Security
  39. Installation of Equipment Requiring Special or Controlled Climatic Conditions
  40. Lawn Signs
  41. Limited Use and Reservation of the University Quadrangle
  42. Loaned Art
  43. Low Voltage Media Installation
  44. Motor Vehicles in Buildings
  45. Multimedia Accessibility
  46. Net Zero Space Growth
  47. Open Flames
  48. Operating Unlicensed Motorized Vehicles on Pathways
  49. Operation of Electronic Devices While Operating University Vehicles and Equipment
  50. Organization and Responsibilities of Facilities & Services
  51. Outdoor Displays
  52. Parking Regulations
  53. Personal Property Used on Campus
  54. Personal Protective Equipment
  55. Possession of Weapons
  56. Procurement of Construction Services
  57. Project Management Fees on Capital Construction Projects
  58. Property Security
  59. Public Health Emergency Response Policy
  60. Radio Frequency Spectra
  61. Radio Licenses, Applications and Renewals, and Federal Communication Commission Maintenance and Inspection Requirements
  62. Requesting Work Order Service
  63. Reservation of University Property
  64. Scattering of Cremated or Human Remains on University Property
  65. Security Cameras
  66. Service, Emotional Support (Assistance), and Other Animals
  67. Smoke and Tobacco-Free Campus
  68. Storm Sewer Usage
  69. Three-Wheel Scooters
  70. Underground Utility Damage Prevention
  71. Unit Risk Management Coordinator
  72. University Resources for Political Campaign Activities
  73. University Security Alarms
  74. University Vehicle Signage
  75. Utility Services
  76. Vehicle Accident Reporting Requirements
  77. Vehicles Using University Grounds
  78. Violence Prevention and Response
  79. Working Alone