Alarm Business Requirements and Responsibilities
San Diego Municipal Code § 33.3703
in effect§33.3703 Alarm Business Requirements and Responsibilities
(a) It is unlawful for any person to operate an alarm business without a business tax certificate.
(b) It is unlawful for any person to operate an alarm business not registered as required by the State of California.
(c) Any alarm business that sells any alarm system shall do the following:
(1) Obtain an alarm system permit, using the permit application provided by the Chief of Police, on behalf of the alarm user before putting the alarm system into service;
(2) Collect the alarm system permit application and permit fee from each alarm user;
(3) Mail, electronically file online, or hand deliver the completed permit application and permit fee to the Chief of Police before putting the alarm system into service; and
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(4) When requested by the Chief of Police, provide its most current customer information on any alarm user and alarm system installed by the alarm business in the City of San Diego.
(d) Any person or business that sells at retail any alarm system and does not personally or through an agent install, maintain, service, inspect, and monitor, or plan the alarm system for any location, shall provide to the purchaser at the time of the sale an alarm system permit application and certification form, as provided in Municipal Code section 33.3708.
(“Alarm Business and Agent Responsibility” added 6-29-1981 by 15530 N.S., effective 10-1-1981.)
(Amended 9-8-2004 by O-19321 N.S., effective 5-7-2005.)
(Amended 11-25-2014 by O-20438 N.S.; effective 12-25-2014.)
(Renumbered from former Section 33.3702 and amended 5-5-2017 by O-20819 N.S.; effective 6-4-2017.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter03/Ch03Art03Division37.pdf#page=4Fetched: 10/28/2026