Alarm System-Standards

Sacramento City Code tit. 8, ch. 8.36, art. IV

in effect

Sacramento City Code § 8.36.180 Alarm system-Manufacturing standards.

8.36.180 Alarm system-Manufacturing standards. A. Alarm systems installed within the city after the enactment of this chapter shall be listed with Underwriters Laboratory, Inc. B. The alarm administrator may grant an exception to the requirement in subsection A of this section when the alarm administrator determines that the alarm system meets or exceeds the applicable Underwriters Laboratory, Inc. alarm testing standards. The alarm administrator may require the alarm company or alarm user to submit documentation and certification from a qualified authority necessary to make the exception determination. C. One-plus duress response alarms are not permitted under any circumstance. (Ord. 2012-023 § 2)

Sacramento City Code § 8.36.190 Alarm systems-Operational standards.

8.36.190 Alarm systems-Operational standards. A. Audible Alarms. No person shall install or use any alarm system with an alarm that is audible for a period of more than fifteen (15) minutes each time the alarm is activated. B. Automatic Alarm. No person shall install or use any alarm system that automatically sends any prerecorded message or signal to the city, its officers, or employees without the prior written consent of the alarm administrator. (Ord. 2012-023 § 2)

Source: City of Sacramento, Sacramento City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/sacramentoca/latest/sacramento_ca/0-0-0-17256Fetched: 10/24/2026