Home alarm permits and false alarms in San Benito County

an assessment shall be paid by the alarm user to the county, which assessment shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Supervisors by ordinance.

Fourth and subsequent false alarms during the initial six-month period shall be subject to cost assessments.

If, during any three-month period, false alarms exceed one in number; an assessment shall be paid by the alarm user to the county

For a period of six months following the installation of a new alarm system, there shall be no cost assessment of costs for the first through third false alarms.

No person shall install or cause to be installed, use or maintain or possess an alarm system at any residence or on any business premises owned or in the possession or control of the person within the unincorporated area of San Benito County without having obtained an alarm user’s permit from the Sheriff’s Department.

More than three alarms during a 12-month period from any alarm system for which an alarm user permit has obtained shall constitute grounds for revocation of the permit.

The alarm user has had six penalty assessments in any one-year period;