Home alarm permits and false alarms in Claremont

Any person who maintains or has an alarm which has caused any signal, message or alarm to be transmitted to the police department, either by direct telephone or other direct communication, or by communication from an alarm agent, or an alarm business, or by a person responding to an audible alarm, and which is proven to be a false alarm, shall pay a false alarm prevention payment to the City as established by resolution of the City Council.

Applications for an alarm permit shall be filed with the Chief of Police on forms provided by the City and the applicant shall at that time pay the appropriate fee which may be established by resolution of the City Council.

If at any time it shall come to the attention of the Chief of Police that the holder of a permit issued under this chapter has violated any provisions of this chapter, rules or regulations made pursuant to this chapter, including, but not limited to, false alarms which exceed the number established by resolution of the City Council, or by refusing to pay the false alarm prevention payment as provided pursuant to Section 9.35.016, the Chief of Police may suspend the permit.