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Home alarm permits and false alarms in Covina

Covina'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 Covina Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Covina's code says

Covina code What Covina's code adds
How long an alarm may sound
  • 10 consecutive minutes.
    Applies: Applies to a siren, bell or other signal audible from any property adjacent to the alarm site.
    § 8.20.080 · code text
    that sounds for longer than 10 consecutive minutes after the alarm is activated
False alarm fees
  • The fee is established by city council.
    § 8.20.110 · code text
    The amount of said fines for the listed categories shall be established by city council and may be subsequently amended by resolution of the city council.
  • The fee is established by resolution of the city council.
    Applies: Applies to a false alarm fine not paid within 30 days after the invoice is mailed.
    § 8.20.110 · code text
    If a false alarm fine is not paid within 30 days after the invoice is mailed, a late charge as established by resolution of the city council shall be imposed.
  • The fee is established by resolution of the city council.
    Applies: Applies to persons operating a nonregistered alarm system that has a false alarm.
    § 8.20.110 · code text
    For person(s) operating a nonregistered alarm system incurring a false alarm, fines shall be imposed as established by resolution of the city council.
  • The fee is waived.
    Applies: First chargeable false alarm in the one-year registration period, if the online alarm user awareness class is completed within 30 days of the fine notice.
    § 8.20.110 · code text
    The alarm administrator may waive the false alarm fine for the first chargeable false alarm during the alarm user's one-year registration period, pending the successful completion of the online alarm user awareness class available through the alarm administrator.
When a permit can be revoked
  • 4 or more false burglar alarms.
    Applies: Within the one-year registration period.
    § 8.20.130 · code text
    The alarm user has had four or more false burglar alarms within the one-year registration period
  • The fourth false alarm; police response to further alarms is suspended.
    Applies: Applies during the one-year alarm registration period, excluding duress, robbery, holdup and panic alarms.
    § 8.20.120 · code text
    police response to further alarms will be suspended after the fourth false alarm during the alarm user's one-year alarm registration period (excluding duress, robbery, holdup and panic alarms)

Who this affects

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Frequently asked questions

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

Covina's code: 10 consecutive minutes. (Applies to a siren, bell or other signal audible from any property adjacent to the alarm site.) (§ 8.20.080); The fee is established by city council. (§ 8.20.110).

General information, not legal advice.

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