Tex. Local Government Code § 214.197
PENALTIES FOR FALSE ALARMS
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- Tex. Local Government Code § 214.197, PENALTIES FOR FALSE ALARMS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/690686
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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 Section 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.