Sec. 214.204. MUNICIPAL PERMIT FEE GENERALLY. (a) If a municipality adopts an ordinance that requires a person to pay an annual fee to obtain a permit from the municipality before the person may use an alarm system in the municipality, the fee shall be used for the general administration of this subchapter, including the provision of responses generally required to implement this subchapter other than specific responses to false alarms.
(b) A municipal permit fee imposed under this section for an alarm system may not exceed the rate of:
(1) $50 a year for a residential location; and
(2) $250 a year for other alarm system locations.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 930 (H.B. 2162), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.
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
Section 214.2015. Applicability
Section 214.202. Categories of Alarm Systems
Section 214.203. Duration of Municipal Permit
Section 214.204. Municipal Permit Fee Generally
Section 214.2055. Multiunit Housing Facilities
Section 214.206. On-Site Inspection Required
Section 214.207. Penalties for False Alarms
Section 214.208. Procedures for Reducing False Alarms
Section 214.209. Exception of Municipality From Alarm System Response
Section 214.2105. Exclusion of Certain Alarm Systems by Owner