Annual Registration/Renewal Fees:
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Residential: $25
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Commercial: $50
All renewal invoices will be due within 30 days from the invoice date or the permit expiration date whichever is greater.
Registration Duration and Renewal:
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All
registrations are valid for one (1) year and must be renewed
annually.
Registration Transfer:
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Registrations cannot be transferred from one location to
another or one person to another person with the exception
of transfer to an immediate family member in the interest of
the property for which registration has been issued.
Late fee for Registration or
Renewal:
- NA
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Billing Type:
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All false
alarms will be accumulated and will be charged in the
rolling 12 month period. False alarm counter will reset to
zero if 12 months have passed without any false alarms
unless suspended.
False Alarm Fines -
Burglary/Robbery/Panic -
Residential/Commercial:
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Registered/Unregistered/Expired
Location:
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1st to 3rd false alarm
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No fine
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4th to 5th false alarm
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$50.00
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6th to 7th false alarm
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$75.00
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8th false alarm and above
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$100.00 each
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Late fee for False Alarms:
- NA
Note:
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All false alarm invoices will be due within 30 days from the invoice date.
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Multiple
false alarms within the rolling 24 hours from the time of
the first false alarm are counted as one.
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For
locations identified as unregistered, PM AM will send the
false alarm invoice (if applicable) and a notice providing
the requirements for the registration of permit.
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Alarm user has a right to
appeal the false alarm fine.
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Appeal request must be
submitted to PM AM in writing within 30 days from the date
of notification of such fine.
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Appeal fee:
None
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Appeal must be entitled
"Appeal from Alarm Administrator's Action"
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PM AM will forward all
documents provided by the Alarm user to the City’s Alarm
Administrator for review and appeal processing. The City’s
Alarm Administrator will inform PM AM of any adjustments
which need to be made on the account once the appeal
decision has been completed.
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PM AM will notify the
citizen of the appeal decision through the available means
of correspondence.
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Alarm User:
- NA
Alarm Installing/Monitoring
Company:
- NA
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Excessive False Alarms:
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8 or more
false burglar alarms at residential, commercial or
government property within the rolling 12 month
period.
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(Suspension
will not be done automatically.)
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PM AM
will send out a suspension notice along with the outstanding
invoices if any at the time of manual suspension.
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Excessive False Alarms:
- Pay all outstanding fines. (if any)
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Provide a work order from the alarm company indicating
that the alarm system has been inspected or repaired if
necessary.
Note:
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The false
alarm counter will reset to zero after the suspension is
lifted.
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City of The Colony False Alarm Reduction Program
P.O. Box 140454
Irving, TX 75014
Contact Number:
1-888-250-5648
Fax Number: (972)-831-7499
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Ordinance
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Permit Application Form
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Citizen Site
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All City,
State, Federal buildings including but not limited to Public
schools, parks etc. will not be required to pay the annual
registration fee and will not be charged for false alarm
fines.
Note:
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A written
warning notice will be issued to exempt location if the
location has more than 5 false alarms within the calendar
month.
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