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Home alarm permits and false alarms in Inglewood

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

What Inglewood's code says

Inglewood code What Inglewood's code adds
False alarm fees
  • The service charge is $50.
    Applies: Third Police Department response to a false alarm within a calendar year.
    § 8-65.8 · code text
    A service charge of Fifty dollars shall be paid to the City by each alarm system permittee not exempt as provided by Section 8-65.4 of this Chapter for the third response by the Police Department to a false alarm within a calendar year.
  • The service charge is $75.
    Applies: Fourth response during a calendar year.
    § 8-65.8 · code text
    In the event of a fourth response during a calendar year, the permittee shall be charged Seventy-five dollars
  • The service charge is $100.
    Applies: Fifth and all later responses within a calendar year.
    § 8-65.8 · code text
    upon the fifth and all subsequent responses within a calendar year the required charge shall be One hundred dollars.
False alarms before a fee
  • The first and second responses in a calendar year carry no charge. The service charge starts at the third.
    § 8-65.8 · code text
    A service charge of Fifty dollars shall be paid to the City by each alarm system permittee not exempt as provided by Section 8-65.4 of this Chapter for the third response by the Police Department to a false alarm within a calendar year.
When a permit can be revoked
  • The permit can be revoked after more than 4 false alarms from one location.
    Applies: During any calendar year.
    § 8-65.6 · code text
    More than four false alarms from a given location during any calendar year.

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Frequently asked questions

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

Inglewood's code: The service charge is $50. (Third Police Department response to a false alarm within a calendar year.) (§ 8-65.8); The service charge is $75. (Fourth response during a calendar year.) (§ 8-65.8).

General information, not legal advice.

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