False Alarm Response Penalties.
Riverside Municipal Code § 5.58.180
in effect5.58.180 - False Alarm Response Penalties.
A. A false alarm response penalty shall be paid to the City Manager-Finance Division upon the occurrence of three false alarms received from any one source or from any one alarm system within a calendar year. Non-permitted locations shall pay a false alarm penalty to the City Manager-Finance Division upon the second occurrence of a false alarm response. The false alarm response penalties shall be in such amounts as established by resolution of the City Council of City. A higher false alarm response penalty may be established for each additional false alarm within a calendar year and for alarms in a non-permitted status.
B. Penalties established and/or levied by this section shall be paid to the City Manager-Finance Division within 30 calendar days from the date of the invoice rendered for said penalties by the holder of the alarm user's permit or the owner of the premises upon which the subject alarm system is located if no alarm user's permit has been issued for such alarm system.
(Ord. 6978 § 1, 2008; Ord. 6054 § 1, 1993; Ord. 5934 § 1, 1991)
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_5.58.180FAALREPEFetched: 11/1/2026