False alarms prohibited; revocation of permit for excessive false alarms; corrective action; appeals; reinstatement fee; administrative fees for excessive false alarms; and collection of City's costs.
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 43-86
in effect§ 43-86. - False alarms prohibited; revocation of permit for excessive false alarms; corrective action; appeals; reinstatement fee; administrative fees for excessive false alarms; and collection of City's costs.
(a) False alarms. An excessive number of false alarms shall be deemed to be six false alarms within any 365-day period of the permit year (from the date the permit was obtained to the date it expires). The first three false alarms will not incur an administrative fee, but each subsequent false alarm will generate false alarm administrative fees. If and when a sixth false alarm occurs during a permit year, the alarm permit will be revoked and police response will be restricted.
(b) Violation. Any permittee who allows, continues, or causes false alarms, as defined in Section 43-82, to be made shall be subject to an administrative fee for the fourth and subsequent false alarm. Police Restricted Response will be administered on the sixth false alarm in a permit year and the permit will be revoked.
(c) Notice. If a false alarm occurs at any alarm location, the Alarm Coordinator shall give written notice to the alarm system permittee to take corrective action within 14 days to prevent future false alarms.
(d) Revocation after notice. If the corrective action is not accomplished and communicated in writing to the Alarm Coordinator within 14 days after mailing of the notice to take corrective action to the permittee, written notice of revocation of the alarm system permit shall be served by first-class mail upon the permittee by the Alarm Coordinator.
(e) Reinstatement. After an alarm permit has been revoked, the permit shall not be reinstated until the permittee submits a written request to the Alarm Coordinator, accompanied by a statement demonstrating that effective corrective action has taken place. Once all outstanding administrative fees are paid, the Alarm Coordinator acting hereunder shall charge the permittee a permit reinstatement fee as established in Chapter 60, the General Schedule of Fees.
(f) After renewal of the permit, a total of three false alarms during the new permit year are allowed, with administrative fees incurring on the fourth and subsequent false alarms. Revocation will again be ordered after the sixth false alarm. If the same permit is revoked a second time, the permittee shall not be entitled to seek reinstatement or renewal of the permit for a period of six months after the date of revocation.
(g) Appeals. Any person aggrieved by the action of the Alarm Coordinator in ordering the revocation of a permit under this section, may appeal such to the Alarm Review Board as provided in Section 43-85(b).
(h) In addition to being subject to revocation of the City alarm permit, there shall be an administrative fee assessed to the permittee for fourth and subsequent false alarms as established in Chapter 60 of the General Schedule of Fees.
(i) Any powers and duties of the Alarm Coordinator may be delegated to a False Alarm Management Company (FAMC) under contract with the City.
(Code 1980, § 43-86; Ord. No. 18214, § 1, 8-6-85; Ord. No. 21188, § 1, 12-22-98; Ord. No. 22094, § 1, 12-10-02; Ord. No. 26140, § 1, 5-7-19; Ord. No. 26701, § 1, 3-30-21)
Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH43PODE_ARTIIISEFIALSY_S43-86FAALPRREPEEXFAALCOACAPREFEADFEEXFAALCOCOFetched: 10/28/2026