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Home alarm permits and false alarms in La Verne

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

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

What La Verne's code says

La Verne code What La Verne's code adds
False alarm fees
  • False alarm charge is established by resolution of the city council
    § 8.28.080 · code text
    Any person who maintains or has an alarm which has caused any signal, message or alarm to be transmitted to the police department, either by direct telephone or other direct communication, or by communication from an alarm agent, or an alarm business, or by a person responding to an audible alarm, and which is found to be a false alarm, shall pay a false alarm charge to the city as established by resolution of the city council.
Alarm permit
  • Yes; application fee is established by resolution of the city council
    § 8.28.040 · code text
    Applications for an alarm permit shall be filed with the chief of police on forms provided by the city and the applicant shall at that time pay the appropriate fee which shall be established by resolution of the city council.
When a permit can be revoked
  • Permit may be suspended or revoked when false alarms exceed the council-set limit in any 365-day period
    Applies: Any 365-day period
    § 8.28.080 · code text
    If the number of false alarms in any three-hundred-sixty-five-day period exceeds the limit established by resolution of the city council, the alarm permit may be suspended or revoked as provided in Section 8.28.060, while payment of the false alarm charge is still required.

Who this affects

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Frequently asked questions

Do I need a permit for a home alarm in La Verne?

La Verne's code: False alarm charge is established by resolution of the city council (§ 8.28.080); Yes; application fee is established by resolution of the city council (§ 8.28.040).

General information, not legal advice.

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