What is a bill tray alarm used for in money-handling locations?

• A. In tellers cash drawer at a bank or other money handling location; it is for when a bill is removed from the bill trap, and alarm is auto triggered.
• B. For when a bill is placed into the bill trap.
• C. For when the safe is opened.
• D. For counterfeit detection.

Answer: (A)

Bill tray alarms are part of cash-handling security. They monitor the bill tray in a teller’s cash drawer and are designed to trigger automatically when a bill is removed from the tray. This immediate alarm provides security staff with a prompt alert and creates a record of the event, helping deter theft and support accountability during cash transactions. It isn’t activated when a bill is deposited into the tray, and it’s not related to opening a safe or detecting counterfeit notes, which are handled by other systems.