Reporting of alarm signals.
El Paso City Code § 5.13.160
in effect5.13.160 - Reporting of alarm signals.
A. A permit holder or person in control of an alarm system shall not allow alarm signals to be reported through a relaying intermediary that does not comply with the requirements of this chapter or that is not licensed by the Texas Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies, as may be required.
B. Before requesting a police response to an alarm signal, an alarm business must attempt to verify every alarm signal except for an alarm signal authorized under Section 5.13.090 of this chapter, an alarm signal emitted from a certified UL system, or an alarm signal emitted from an alarm system owned or operated by the city. If there is no response or confirmation in the initial verification attempt, an alarm business or its representative, shall make a second verification attempt to the alarm site and/or alarm user to determine whether an alarm signal is valid before requesting law enforcement dispatch.
C. An alarm notification may be canceled by the alarm system business by notice to the police department within four minutes of the alarm notification or prior to the arrival of a police officer at the scene of the alarm site, whichever occurs first, and the police department shall accept such cancellation of an alarm notification and a false alarm will be avoided.
(Ord. No. 17691, § 1, 12-6-2011, eff. 2-29-2012)
Source: City of El Paso, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/el_paso/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT5BULIPERE_CH5.13SEALSY_5.13.160REALSIFetched: 10/28/2026