Procedures for Alarm Verification
San Diego Municipal Code § 33.3716
in effect§33.3716 Procedures for Alarm Verification
(a) Prior to requesting a law enforcement response to an alarm signal, an alarm business or alarm agent shall perform enhanced call verification to verify that the alarm activation is not false.
(b) When requested by the Chief of Police or alarm user, the alarm business or alarm agent shall provide evidence that enhanced call verification was used on any specific alarm activation.
(c) The requirement set forth in this section shall not apply to panic alarms.
(“Enforcement” added 1-3-1984 by O-16099N.S.)
(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 33.3715 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=12Fetched: 10/28/2026
