Conditions Under Which an Alarm Response Fee May be Waived.
COBRA, 07.01.04.09
in effect.09 Conditions Under Which an Alarm Response Fee May be Waived.
A. A false alarm response fee may be waived if the alarm system was activated by an act of nature, such as:
(1) a blizzard;
(2) an earthquake;
(3) high winds;
(4) heavy thunderstorms;
(5) lightning;
(6) electrical surge; or
(7) other circumstances not reasonably subject to the control of the alarm business or alarm user.
B. As a condition to waiving a fee, the Baltimore City Department of Housing and
Community Development or its designee may request a written statement from a licensed alarm company that details the reason for the false alarm.
C. Two or more false alarms that occur within the same 24-hour period and are the result of a single event will be considered one false alarm.
D. Waiver after inspection.
(1) One false alarm fee may be waived if the alarm contractor or a monitor certifies that the alarm system has been inspected and is functioning properly.
(2) If the user is assessed for a subsequent false alarm fee, then the fee will be assessed as if the previous fee had not been waived.
Source: City of Baltimore Department of Legislative Reference, City of Baltimore Law Library (codes.baltimorecity.gov; Open Law Library bulk XML)URL: https://codes.baltimorecity.gov/us/md/cities/baltimore/cobra/07.01.04.09Fetched: 10/25/2026