Alarm system companies—Duty to maintain and provide records.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 11-57
in effectSec. 11-57. - Alarm system companies—Duty to maintain and provide records.
(a) Records to be provided. It shall be the duty of each alarm systems company to maintain a record of all alarm systems the company has installed or rendered capable of being activated in the city, as required by § 1702.286(b), Texas Occupations Code. The records required to be maintained by this subsection shall be maintained for at least two years from the date of their creation and shall be available for inspection and duplication upon demand by the police chief or director. At the discretion of the police chief or director, any such request may be made electronically or in writing by mail or by personal delivery to an alarm systems company.
(b) Periodic reports to be provided. A true and correct list of all alarm systems installed, rendered capable of being activated, maintained or monitored in the city by an alarm systems company shall be provided to the police chief and director annually, or more frequently if requested by the police chief or director. Such list shall be provided in an electronic or other format as may be required by the police chief or director.
(c) Violation; penalty. A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a separate offense for each day or portion of a day during which the violation is committed, continued or permitted. Each offense is punishable as provided in section 11-74 of this Code.
(Ord. No. 08-387, § 2, 4-30-08; Ord. No. 2019-189, § 3, 3-27-2019)
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_S11-57ALSYCOUTMAPRREFetched: 10/26/2026