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Home alarm permits and false alarms in Tiburon

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

What Tiburon's code says

Tiburon code What Tiburon's code adds
How long an alarm may sound
  • Alarms must have an automatic shut-off that silences them within 15 minutes.
    § 29-7 · code text
    The alarm system must be equipped with an automatic shut-off device which shall silence the alarm and/or turn off all exterior pulsating lights, except alarm indicator lights, within fifteen minutes.
False alarm fees
  • The town council sets the amount by resolution.
    Applies: Beginning with the fourth false alarm in a calendar year; valid, current alarm permit.
    § 29-10 · code text
    The amount of the fees and penalties shall be established by the town council through adoption of a resolution.
  • The town council sets the amount by resolution.
    Applies: Each false alarm; no valid, current alarm permit, including suspended permits.
    § 29-10 · code text
    Alarm users without a valid, current alarm permit (including those with suspended permits) shall be subject to false alarm fees and penalties for each and every false alarm.
  • $50 comes off the fees and penalties if a permit is obtained within 30 days.
    Applies: Alarm users without a valid permit; within 30 days after the penalty notice.
    § 29-10 · code text
    If a permit is obtained within that time, fifty dollars shall be taken off the alarm fees and penalties.
False alarms before a fee
  • Fees and penalties begin with the fourth false alarm in a calendar year.
    Applies: Alarm users with a valid, current alarm permit.
    § 29-10 · code text
    Alarm users with a valid, current alarm permit on file with the Tiburon police department shall be subject to false alarm fees and penalties beginning with the fourth false alarm occurring in a calendar year period.
When a permit can be revoked
  • The permit may be suspended on evidence of a violated permit condition or unpaid false alarm fees and penalties.
    § 29-12 · code text
    Upon evidence that any of the permit conditions set forth in section 29-7 has been violated or that false alarm fees and penalties have not been paid, the chief of police may suspend an alarm permit.

Who this affects

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Frequently asked questions

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

Tiburon's code: Alarms must have an automatic shut-off that silences them within 15 minutes. (§ 29-7); The town council sets the amount by resolution. (Beginning with the fourth false alarm in a calendar year; valid, current alarm permit.) (§ 29-10).

General information, not legal advice.

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