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Home alarm permits and false alarms in Redondo Beach

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

What Redondo Beach's code says

Redondo Beach code What Redondo Beach's code adds
False alarm fees
  • The fee is the actual cost of the response.
    Applies: False security alarms above the permissible number set by resolution, with a City agency response.
    § 3-11.18 · code text
    The fee for such response costs shall be set and fixed by resolution, and shall be the amount of the actual cost of response.
When a permit can be revoked
  • The permit can be revoked after more than 4 false burglary alarms within a 3-calendar-month period.
    § 3-11.12 · code text
    Where an alarm system activates more than four false burglary alarms within a three calendar month period or two false robbery alarms within a three calendar month period, that permit shall be revoked.
  • The permit can be revoked after 2 false robbery alarms within a 3-calendar-month period.
    § 3-11.12 · code text
    Where an alarm system activates more than four false burglary alarms within a three calendar month period or two false robbery alarms within a three calendar month period, that permit shall be revoked.

Who this affects

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Frequently asked questions

Do I need a permit for a home alarm in Redondo Beach?

Redondo Beach's code: The fee is the actual cost of the response. (False security alarms above the permissible number set by resolution, with a City agency response.) (§ 3-11.18); The permit can be revoked after more than 4 false burglary alarms within a 3-calendar-month period. (§ 3-11.12).

General information, not legal advice.

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