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Home alarm permits and false alarms in Butte County

Butte County's own rules on home alarm permits and false alarms, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Butte County Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Butte County's code says

Butte County code What Butte County's code adds
False alarm fees
  • A service fee applies to every false alarm, set in the Butte County Master Fee Schedule.
    Applies: More than 6 false alarms per calendar year are a nuisance and add a penalty equal to the fee.
    § 40-5 · code text
    False alarms in excess of six (6) per calendar year are considered a nuisance and subject to the false alarm fee, plus a penalty that is equal to the amount of the fee.
Alarm permit
  • A permit is required. The nonrefundable fee is in the Butte County Master Fee Schedule.
    § 40-4 · code text
    on or after January 1, 1988, it shall be unlawful for any person to install, connect, operate or cause to be installed, connected or operated, an alarm system in Butte County without first obtaining a valid alarm system permit.
  • No permit fee.
    Applies: Residential alarm users over 65 who live there as their primary residence and run no business there.
    § 40-4 · code text
    Residential alarm users over the age of sixty-five (65) who are the primary resident of the residence and if no business is conducted at the residence.
When a permit can be revoked
  • The sheriff may suspend the alarm permit for up to 365 days.
    Applies: 12 or more false alarms in any 6 consecutive calendar months.
    § 40-6 · code text
    Twelve (12) or more false alarms during any period of six (6) consecutive calendar months.

Who this affects

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Frequently asked questions

Do I need a permit for a home alarm in Butte County?

Butte County's code: A service fee applies to every false alarm, set in the Butte County Master Fee Schedule. (More than 6 false alarms per calendar year are a nuisance and add a penalty equal to the fee.) (§ 40-5); A permit is required. The nonrefundable fee is in the Butte County Master Fee Schedule. (§ 40-4).

General information, not legal advice.

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