Common questions and support articles

Do I need an alarm permit?

The simple answer is maybe.

Many cities and jurisdictions now require homes and/or businesses to apply for an alarm permit. As the requirements continue to change, it’s difficult for us to keep an accurate database of which cities require one.

For assistance on this topic, please email service@epicalarm.com or call 888-969-3742 and a member of our team would be happy to assist.

We’ve also compiled a growing list of links to different cities which we are aware of, please see below of links we are aware of.

ORANGE COUNTY

Anaheim – https://pd.anaheim.net/313/Alarm-Permits · how Anaheim’s alarm rules work

Brea – https://www.cityofbrea.gov/375/Alarm-Permits

Buena Park – https://www.bppd.com/services_hours/services/alarm_rv_permits.php

Costa Mesa – https://ecode360.com/42615390 (no permit required — false alarms charged from the third police response in 12 months)

Cypress – https://cypressca.citysupport.org/licenses

Garden Grove – https://ggcity.org/police/alarm-ordinance · how Garden Grove’s alarm rules work

Fountain Valley – https://www.fountainvalley.gov/690/Alarm-Permit

Fullerton – https://www.cityoffullerton.com/government/departments/administrative-services-finance/alarm-permits · how Fullerton’s alarm rules work (permit year runs from your own application date, two free false alarms inside it)

Huntington Beach – https://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/departments/police/about_us/pd_division/alarm_office.php · how Huntington Beach’s alarm rules work

Irvine – https://irvinepd.gov/how-do-i/how-do-i-get-an-alarm-permit/
· how Irvine’s alarm rules work

La Habra – https://www.lahabraca.gov/842/Alarm-Permit-Information

Laguna Beach – https://www.lagunabeachcity.net/government/departments/police/how-do-i/alarm-permits

Orange – https://www.cityoforange.org/our-city/departments/police/faqs · how Orange’s alarm rules work (no permit required, but an Alarm Registration Form and a three-name call list)

Newport Beach – https://www.nbpd.org/what-we-do/services/alarms

Placentia – https://placentiaca.citysupport.org/

Santa Ana – https://www.santa-ana.org/alarm-systems/ · how Santa Ana’s alarm rules work

San Clemente – https://www.sanclemente.gov/301/Police-Services-OCSD ($40 per year — new permits must be applied for by mail; renewals can be paid online)

Tustin – https://www.tustinca.org/387/Alarm-Permits

Westminster – https://www.westminster-ca.gov/business/apply-for/alarm-permits ($30 permit — residential renews every 3 years, commercial annually)

Yorba Linda – https://ecode360.com/44325210 · how Yorba Linda’s alarm rules work (no permit required — false alarms charged from the third false alarm in a calendar year)

LOS ANGELES

Alhambra – https://www.alhambraca.gov/430/Applications-Forms-Permits

Arleta – https://finance.lacity.gov/alarm-permits

Azusa – https://azusapd.org/alarms

Burbank – https://www.burbankca.gov/web/police-department/alarm-permit

Downey – https://www.downeyca.org/residents/payments-permits/alarm-permit

Long Beach – https://www.longbeach.gov/finance/services-and-permits/alarm-permits-and-false-alarms/ · how Long Beach’s alarm rules work (permit required before installation, one free false alarm in a rolling twelve months)

Los Angeles – https://finance.lacity.gov/alarm-permits

North Hollywood – https://finance.lacity.gov/alarm-permits

North Hills – https://finance.lacity.gov/alarm-permits

San Marino – http://www.cityofsanmarino.org/798/Alarm-Permit-Application

Sherman Oaks – https://finance.lacity.gov/alarm-permits