City of Leander Alarm Program   Click to View the Ordinance
Permit Fees False Alarm Charges Appeal Process
Registration / Renewal:
  1. Residential and Commercial: $30
Permit Period:
  1. 1 year from the issue date.
Permit Transfer:
  1. All permits are non transferable from one location to another or one person to another.
Late fee for Renewal:
  1. One time late fee $5.00 will be charged if the invoice has not been paid in 30 days or by the permit expiration date whichever is greater.

Billing Type:

  1. As per permit year

Burglary / Robbery / Panic:

  1. Residential / Commercial:

    1. 1 to 5th False Alarm: No Charge

    2. 6 to 7th False Alarm: $75 each

    3. 8th False Alarm and above: $100 each


Alarm User, Installation Company or Monitoring Company have a right to appeal any assessed fee.
  1. Alarm User, Installation Company or Monitoring Company must submit the appeal in writing within 10 days after the receipt of notice of action setting forth the reasons for the appeal.

  2. Appeal must be entitled “Appeal from Alarm Administrator’s Action”

  3. Alarm Administrator will forward all documents provided by the Alarm User, Installation Company or Monitoring Company to the City of Leander’s respective designee to review and render the decision.

  4. City of Leander designee will inform Alarm Administrator of any adjustments which need to be made on the account once the appeal decision has been completed.

Non-Compliance Revocation / Suspension Reinstatement Process

Alarm User:

  1. NA

Alarm Installing / Monitoring Company:

  1. NA

  1. 10 or more false alarms in the rotating 12 month period.

  2. Failure to pay any fee or fine by the due date.

Excessive False Alarms:

  1. Pay all outstanding fee/fines

  2. Pay a reinstatement fee equal to the application fee - $30

  3. Submit a copy of the work order indicating alarm system has been inspected/repaired

Nonpayment:

  1. Pay all outstanding fee/fines

Important Notes Exempt Locations
  1. NA
  1. Government entities, including but not necessarily limited to the City, State, Federal buildings are exempt from all provisions of the Ordinance.
Address Important Links
City of Leander – Alarm Program
P.O. Box # 141477
Irving, TX 75014-1477

Contact Number: (877) 484-7716
  1. Ordinance
  2. Permit Application Form
  3. Citizen Site