Texas Local Government Code 214.197 – Penalties for False Alarms
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Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 214.197
- Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
A municipality may impose a penalty for the signaling of a false alarm by a burglar alarm system if at least three other false alarms have occurred during the preceding 12-month period. The amount of the penalty for the signaling of a false alarm as described by § 214.196 may not exceed:
(1) $50, if the location has had more than three but fewer than six other false alarms in the preceding 12-month period;
(2) $75, if the location has had more than five but fewer than eight other false alarms in the preceding 12-month period; or
(3) $100, if the location has had eight or more other false alarms in the preceding 12-month period.