Alarm System Permit False Alarms and Fines
San Diego Municipal Code § 33.3717
in effect§33.3717 Alarm System Permit False Alarms and Fines
(a) An alarm system shall not have false alarms.
(b) The Chief of Police has the authority to assess a fine and revoke any permit for any alarm system for false alarms.
(c) The penalty for false alarms occurring within twelve months following the issuance, renewal, or most recent reinstatement after revocation of the alarm system permit, shall be as follows:
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(1) First through fifth false alarm, a notice of violation will be issued and a fine will be assessed;
(2) Sixth false alarm, the alarm system permit will be revoked, a notice of revocation will be issued, and a fine will be assessed; and
(3) For each additional false alarm after notice of revocation, a fine will be assessed; this includes false alarms that occur when the alarm system permit is in the process of reinstatement and during the time when the revocation of the permit is appealed in accordance with section 33.0501.
(d) Fines will be assessed according to the established rates kept in the fee schedule on file in the Clerk’s Office.
(e) Fines will not be assessed against an alarm business based on the fact that the alarm business obtained the alarm system permit on behalf of the alarm user.
(f) Notice of violation of a false alarm or assessment of a fine or penalty fee may be appealed to the Chief of Police in accordance with section 33.3725.
(Added 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 33.3716, retitled from “Revocation Alarm User Permit” to “Alarm System Permit False Alarms and Fines,” 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