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Home alarm permits and false alarms in Corona

Corona's own rules on home alarm permits and false alarms, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Corona Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Corona's code says

Corona code What Corona's code adds
How long an alarm may sound
  • After 30 minutes, the chief may have the alarm disconnected at the user's cost.
    Applies: Applies to a police or fire alarm still sounding after reasonable efforts to contact the alarm user or business.
    § 8.30.160 · code text
    if a police or fire alarm system continues to emit an alarm signal in excess of 30 minutes, after reasonable efforts to contact the alarm user or the alarm business that monitors such alarm system
False alarm fees
  • Base assessment, set by ordinance of the City Council.
    Applies: Applies to the third false alarm during the year. The chief may reduce it.
    § 8.30.170 · code text
    Third false alarm during year: Base assessment;
  • Base assessment times 3.
    Applies: Applies to the fourth false alarm during the year. The City Council sets the base assessment by ordinance.
    § 8.30.170 · code text
    Fourth false alarm during year: Base assessment times 3;
  • Base assessment times 4.
    Applies: Applies to the fifth and later false alarms during the year. The City Council sets the base assessment by ordinance.
    § 8.30.170 · code text
    Fifth and subsequent false alarms during year: Base assessment times 4.
False alarms before a fee
  • The first false alarm during the year is free.
    Applies: Counted during the year.
    § 8.30.170 · code text
    First false alarm during year: No penalty;

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Frequently asked questions

Do I need a permit for a home alarm in Corona?

Corona's code: After 30 minutes, the chief may have the alarm disconnected at the user's cost. (Applies to a police or fire alarm still sounding after reasonable efforts to contact the alarm user or business.) (§ 8.30.160); Base assessment, set by ordinance of the City Council. (Applies to the third false alarm during the year. The chief may reduce it.) (§ 8.30.170).

General information, not legal advice.

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