ENFORCEMENT OF FALSE ALARM ORDER BEGINS JULY 1, 2012

NEWS RELEASE

***REMINDER***

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION

ON OCTOBER 24, 2011, COMMISSIONER’S COURT ADOPTED AN ORDER REGULATING FALSE ALARMS IN UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF THE COUNTY. FEES FOR PERMITS WILL BE REGULATED BY THE ORDER AS WELL AS PENALTIES FOR FALSE ALARMS.

ENFORCEMENT OF THE ORDER WILL BEGIN Sunday, JULY 1, 2012. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION YOU MAY CONTACT THE EL PASO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ALARM PERMIT OFFICER @ (915) 538-2208.

ALL HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS HAVING AN ALARM SYSTEM WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF THE EL PASO COUNTY ARE REQUIRED TO APPLY.

PERMIT & SUBSEQUENT RENEWAL FEES

FEE: $30.00 RESIDENTIAL SECURITY ALARM PERMIT

FEE: $60.00 COMMERCIAL SECURITY ALARM PERMIT

FALSE ALARM SERVICE FEE

FEE:  $75.00 FOR ALARMS (IN EXCESS

OF FIVE (5) FALSE ALARMS WITHIN A PROCEEDING TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD)

FEE: $100.00 REVOKED REINSTATEMENT

ALL FEES MUST BE PAID BEFORE ANY ALARM PERMIT MAY BE ISSUED OR RENEWED.

CERTIFIED CHECKS, MONEY ORDERS, CASH, DEBIT AND/OR CREDIT CARDS ARE ACCEPTED

MAKE CHECKS/MONEY ORDERS PAYABLE TO: COUNTY OF EL PASO

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION AND PAYMENT

All alarm permit applications will be processed at the Sheriff’s Office Headquarters Building located at 3850 Justice Drive, El Paso County, Texas 79938.

VIOLATION/PENALTY

A PERSON COMMITS AN OFFENSE IF HE/SHE VIOLATES BY ACT OR OMISSION ANY PROVISION OF THIS ORDER. AN OFFENSE UNDER THIS ORDER IS A CLASS C MISDEMEANOR (LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 233.096).

THE FOCUS OF THIS ORDER IS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF FALSE ALARMS TO WHICH OFFICERS RESPOND. INASMUCH, 98% OF ALL ALARMS ARE FALSE. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE RESPONDS TO AN AVERAGE OF SOME 200 FALSE ALARMS PER MONTH, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF VALUABLE TIME.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE ALARM ORDER AND/OR APPLICATION PLEASE STOP BY THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE HEADQUARTERS OR CLICK ON LINK BELOW: 

CLICK ON LINK BELOW FOR ORDER REGULATING ALARM SYSTEMS AND APPLICATION

http://www.co.el-paso.tx.us/