Police response to alarm notification.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 11-55
in effectSec. 11-55. - Police response to alarm notification.
(a) Policy. Any police department response to an alarm notification shall be governed by the provisions of this section and the rules and regulations, as applicable, promulgated by the police chief pursuant to section 11-76 of this Code, provided that any police response to the alarm site shall be evidenced by the responding officer's placement of a notice or decal at or on the doorway or principal entry to such site noting the responding officer's name and the date and time of the response.
(b) Non-permitted alarm systems. The police chief may refuse to respond to an alarm notification from a burglar alarm system that according to department records does not have a current and valid alarm permit.
(c) Information to be provided by alarm systems company. An alarm systems company shall provide an alarm subscriber with information concerning the police department's policy regarding whether or not the police department will respond to an alarm notification from a system that according to department records does not have a current and valid alarm permit. The police chief will make available to an alarm systems company a copy of such police department policy upon written request.
(Ord. No. 08-387, § 2, 4-30-08)
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_S11-55POREALNOFetched: 10/26/2026