Alarm User Permit.
Grand Rapids City Code § 9.402
in effectSec. 9.402. - Alarm User Permit.
(1) Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the adoption of this Chapter, every alarm user within the City of Grand Rapids shall obtain an alarm user permit for each alarm system operated within the City. Such alarm user permit shall be issued by the Grand Rapids Police Department upon compliance with the provisions of this Chapter. The permit shall be valid for a period of one (1) year and shall be nontransferable.
(2) Any person maintaining or operating an alarm system at more than one (1) premises within the City of Grand Rapids shall obtain an alarm user permit for each separate premises.
(3) The form of the application and alarm user permit shall be established by the Police Chief and shall be approved by the Grand Rapids City Attorney. The completed application for each alarm user permit shall be accompanied by a fee to be used to defray the cost of administering this Chapter. The amount of the fee shall be fixed by the City Commission.
(4) Any alarm system user who maintains or operates an alarm system without first obtaining a permit, as required by this Section, shall be guilty of a violation of this Code.
(Ord. No. 81-2, 1-13-81)
Source: City of Grand Rapids, Michigan, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mi/grand_rapids/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIOLRE_CH163FAINHOAL_S9.402ALUSPEFetched: 11/7/2026