Sec. 214.196. ON-SITE INSPECTION REQUIRED. A municipality may not consider a false alarm to have occurred unless a response is made by an agency of the municipality within 30 minutes of the alarm notification and the agency determines from an inspection of the interior or exterior of the premises that the alarm was false.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 550, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Renumbered from Sec. 218.006 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 12.002(6), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities
Subtitle A - Municipal Regulatory Authority
Chapter 214 - Municipal Regulation of Housing and Other Structures
Subchapter F. Burglar Alarm Systems in Certain Municipalities Wholly Located in Certain Counties
Section 214.1915. Applicability
Section 214.192. Categories of Alarm Systems
Section 214.193. Duration of Municipal Permit
Section 214.194. Municipal Permit Fee Generally
Section 214.1955. Multiunit Housing Facilities
Section 214.196. On-Site Inspection Required
Section 214.197. Penalties for False Alarms
Section 214.199. Exception of Municipality From Alarm System Response