Battery charged security devices., the official text

First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)

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  SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 127

   AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning local government.

   Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

   SECTION 1. IC 36-1-33 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS
A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON
PASSAGE]:

   Chapter 33. Battery Charged Security Devices
   Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "alarm system" means any
electrical, mechanical, or electronic device or sensor that prevents,
detects, verifies, and may alert law enforcement in response to an
intrusion on property protected by the alarm system.
   Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "battery charged security
device" means a security device and integrated components that:

      (1) interface with an alarm system in a manner that enables
      the security device to cause the connected alarm system to
      transmit a signal intended to alert a monitoring service and
      the business in response to an intrusion on the property; and
      (2) have an energizer driven by a commercial storage battery.
   Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "IEC standards" means the most
recent version of the standard IEC 60335-2-76 published by the
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).
   Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "unit" means a county, city, or
town.
   Sec. 5. (a) This section applies only to a battery charged security
device that:

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      (1) is not located in an area zoned exclusively for single family
      or multi-family residential use;
      (2) uses a commercial storage battery that does not exceed
      twelve (12) volts of direct current;
      (3) produces an electric charge that does not exceed energizer
      characteristics set by IEC standards;
      (4) is located by a nonelectric perimeter fence or wall that is
      at least five (5) feet in height;
      (5) is the greater of:

         (A) ten (10) feet in height; or
         (B) two (2) feet higher than the height of the nonelectric
         perimeter fence or wall; and
      (6) has conspicuous warning signs that:
         (A) are located at not more than thirty (30) foot intervals
         on the battery charged security device; and
         (B) are compliant with requirements set by IEC standards.
   (b) A unit may not adopt or enforce an ordinance or resolution
that does any of the following with regard to a battery charged
security device described in subsection (a):
      (1) Prohibits the installation or use of a battery charged
      security device.
      (2) Requires a permit or fee for the installation or use of a
      battery charged security device that is in addition to an alarm
      system permit or fee required for any other alarm system by
      the unit. No additional permit or fee shall be required for the
      battery charged security device.
      (3) Imposes installation or operational requirements
      inconsistent with this chapter.
   SECTION 2. An emergency is declared for this act.

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President of the Senate

President Pro Tempore

Speaker of the House of Representatives

Governor of the State of Indiana

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