Alarm user's permit.
Riverside Municipal Code § 5.58.090
in effect5.58.090 - Alarm user's permit.
No person shall install or cause to be installed, use, maintain or possess an alarm system on premises owned or in the possession or control of such person within the city without first having obtained an alarm user's permit from the Police Department of the City in accordance with this section. The application for an alarm user's permit shall be submitted on a form as prescribed by the Police Department and shall include the address of the premises wherein the alarm system is to be located; the name, address and telephone number of the applicant; the name, address and telephone number of additional persons who may be contacted in case of an emergency; and the name, address and telephone number of the alarm business who will render service. If requested by the Police Department, the person(s) listed shall be required to be present at the alarm location within 45 minutes after being advised that the Police Department has received any signal or message of an alarm activation. The application shall be accompanied by a non-refundable fee in such amount as may be established by resolution of the City Council of City.
A separate alarm user's permit shall be required for each premises or address on which an alarm system is used or installed. alarm user's permits shall not be transferable. A new alarm user's permit shall be issued when a business/residence changes its name, ownership, or location.
No alarm user's permit shall be issued until all alarm user's permit fees and false alarm response penalty assessments due and owing are paid.
(Ord. 6978 § 1, 2008; Ord. 5934 § 1, 1991; Ord. 4458 § 1 (part), 1977)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT5BU_CH5.58SEALSY_5.58.090ALUSPEFetched: 11/1/2026