Home alarm permits and false alarms in Beaumont

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How long an alarm may sound	Audible alarms must shut off automatically within 15 minutes after activation. § 8.36.110 · code text Audible alarms shall be equipped with an automatic reset mechanism capable of terminating the audible sound within 15 minutes after activation;
False alarm fees	An administrative fine applies to each false alarm, starting with the second in 12 consecutive months. Applies: Counted per alarm system. Several alarms within 24 hours count as one event. § 8.36.095 · code text An alarm user shall become liable to the City for an administrative fine under Section 1.16.030 of this Code if the Police Department is required to respond to repeated false alarms from the user's alarm system. No administrative fine. Applies: False alarms within 30 days after a new alarm system is first installed, if the system otherwise complies with the chapter. § 8.36.095 · code text No false alarm administrative fine shall be charged for false alarms occurring within 30 days following initial installation of any new alarm system provided the system otherwise complies with the requirements of this chapter.
False alarms before a fee	The first false alarm in 12 consecutive months has no fine. Fines start with the second. Applies: Counted within 12 consecutive months. § 8.36.095 · code text A false alarm response administrative fine shall be paid to the City by the alarm user for each false alarm commencing with the second false alarm received from any one source or from any one alarm system within 12 consecutive months.
Alarm permit	An annual alarm user license is required. The fee is set by City Council resolution. § 8.36.070 · code text Licenses shall be valid for a period of one year and shall be renewed annually for a fee established by resolution of the City Council.

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Beaumont's code: Audible alarms must shut off automatically within 15 minutes after activation. (§ 8.36.110); An administrative fine applies to each false alarm, starting with the second in 12 consecutive months. (Counted per alarm system. Several alarms within 24 hours count as one event.) (§ 8.36.095).

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