False Alarm Fees
The prevention of false alarms will depend upon the participation of residents, commercial businesses, and individual alarm companies. Watsonville Police Department cannot prevent false alarms without your assistance. Consider your responsibility in preventing false alarms.
If there is more than one false alarm within any 365-day period, the following fees shall be imposed:
- Second false alarm and subsequent false alarms within 365 days: $96 per occurrence (Watsonville Municipal Code 4-9.306)
Alarm Testing
An owner or lessee of an alarm system shall notify dispatch at 471-1151 prior to any service, test, repair, maintenance, adjustment, alteration, or installation which might activate a false alarm and result in a Police or Fire Department response.
Automatic Shut-Off Requirements
All audible alarm systems shall be equipped with a device that will automatically reset the audible alarm within 15 minutes after the audible alarm activation (Watsonville Municipal Code 4-9.305).
Revocation of Registration
The Watsonville Police Department may revoke any security alarm system registration if it does not meet the standards/provisions listed above.