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Home alarm permits and false alarms in Lodi

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

What Lodi's code says

Lodi code What Lodi's code adds
False alarm fees
  • A false alarm penalty set by Lodi city council resolution applies.
    Applies: The second false alarm within a 6-month period.
    § 15.56.200 · code text
    For the second false alarm within a six-month period (January—June or July—December), the alarm user shall pay a false alarm penalty as may be designated from time to time by Lodi city council resolution.
  • An additional false alarm penalty set by the Lodi City Council applies.
    Applies: The third and each later false alarm within a 6-month period.
    § 15.56.200 · code text
    For the third and each subsequent false alarm within that six-month period, the alarm user shall pay an additional false alarm penalty as may be designated from time to time by the Lodi City Council.
Alarm permit
  • A permit is required. The application fee is set by city council resolution.
    § 15.56.040 · code text
    An application for an alarm permit shall be filed with the police department on forms provided by the city, and the applicant shall, at the time of application, pay a fee in an amount as may be established from time to time by resolution of the city council.
When a permit can be revoked
  • A permit may be suspended or revoked for violating the chapter or chief rules, or unpaid penalties or fees.
    § 15.56.080 · code text
    If, after investigation, the chief of police, or designee, determines that an alarm user has violated any provision of this chapter, has violated any rules and regulations promulgated by the chief of police pursuant to authority granted by this chapter, or fails to pay a false alarm penalty, fine, or fee as provided in this chapter, the chief of police, or designee, shall send to the alarm user, by registered mail, a notice of intent to suspend or revoke the permit, which notice shall specify the violation or violations determined by the chief of police, or designee, to exist.

Who this affects

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Frequently asked questions

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

Lodi's code: A false alarm penalty set by Lodi city council resolution applies. (The second false alarm within a 6-month period.) (§ 15.56.200); An additional false alarm penalty set by the Lodi City Council applies. (The third and each later false alarm within a 6-month period.) (§ 15.56.200).

General information, not legal advice.

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