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Exclusion of alarm system by owner.

Houston Code of Ordinances § 11-70.1
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Sec. 11-70.1. - Exclusion of alarm system by owner. (a) A property owner or person-in-control of an alarm site may elect to exclude the city from receiving an alarm signal from an alarm system located on the owner's property or at the alarm site by submitting to the city, on a form promulgated by the director, a request for exclusion. If an election is made under this section, the city shall not require the property owner or person-in-control to obtain a permit and shall not impose any fee to obtain a permit for the alarm system. (b) A property owner or person-in-control who makes an election under this section shall pay to the director a penalty of $250.00 for each Houston police department response to a signal from the alarm system requested by an alarm system monitor. (Ord. No. 2019-189, § 15, 3-27-2019)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH11BUFIALPRSE_ARTIIIBUALPAALOTSIALSY_S11-70.1EXALSYOWFetched: 10/26/2026

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