Home alarm permits and false alarms in Gilroy

The fee charged will be a minimum of one hundred ninety-five dollars ($195.00) per incident, or as otherwise set by the city council by resolution, for the third false alarm activation within any consecutive twelve (12) month period, and for each successive false alarm thereafter within that period, and will not be in excess of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for a single incident.

The fee charged will be a minimum of one hundred ninety-five dollars ($195.00) per incident, or as otherwise set by the city council by resolution, for the third false alarm activation within any consecutive twelve (12) month period, and for each successive false alarm thereafter within that period, and will not be in excess of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for a single incident.

Alarm owners will be required to pay a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) reinstatement fee, or as otherwise set by the city council by resolution, and will be required to provide proof by a certified technician that the alarm system is operating properly and/or proof that all reasonable preventative measures have been taken to prevent further false alarm activations.

For each alarm system installed in the city after August 19, 2010, an initial thirty-five dollar ($35.00) permit fee, or as otherwise set by the city council by resolution, will be charged by the city.

For alarm systems installed in the city before August 19, 2010, a one (1) time registration fee of twenty dollars ($20.00), or as otherwise set by the city council by resolution, will be charged by the city.

No person shall own, use or operate, attempt to use or operate, or cause to be used or operated, or arrange, adjust, program or otherwise provide or install, any device or combination of residential or business alarm systems in the city without registering each alarm system with the city as required by section 3B.3 prior to the installation of each alarm system.