Alarm Permit Requirements
For your convenience, below are the permit requirements per city or county to assist you in the alarm permit process. If you are unable to locate your county, please visit your area’s police or sheriff’s website or contact our office: 1-800-693-2629.
*Please note that you may incur additional charges if you are not in compliance.
Alameda County
Alameda – Permit Required
https://www.alamedacountysheriff.org/les_alarm.php
Albany – Permit Required
https://www.alamedacountysheriff.org/les_alarm.php
Berkeley – Permit Required
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/contentdisplay.aspx?id=11894
Castro Valley – Permit Required
https://www.alamedacountysheriff.org/les_alarm.php
Dublin – Permit Required
http://dublinca.gov/228/Permits-Inspections
Emeryville – Permit Required
http://www.ci.emeryville.ca.us/293/Department-Contacts
Fremont – Permit Required
https://fremont.gov/574/Alarm-Permit
Hayward – Permit Required
http://www.alarmpermit.com/libraries/misc/hayward,%20ca%20res%20and%20comm.pdf
Livermore – No Permit Required
Lorenzo Station – Permit Required
https://www.alamedacountysheriff.org/les_alarm.php
Newark – Permit Required
http://www.newark.org/how-to/find-information-regarding-alarm-permits-false-alarms/
Oakland – Permit Required
http://www.alarmpermit.com/libraries/misc/OAKLAND%20RES%20AND%20COMM.doc.pdf
Piedmont – Permit Required
http://www.ci.piedmont.ca.us/police/services.shtml
Pleasanton – No Permit Required
San Leandro – Permit Required
http://www.sanleandro.org/depts/pd/programs/alarm_program/default.asp
San Lorenzo – Permit Required
https://www.alamedacountysheriff.org/les_alarm.php
Sunol – Permit Required
https://www.alamedacountysheriff.org/les_alarm.php
Union City – Permit Required
http://www.ci.union-city.ca.us/departments/police-department/community/alarm-permits-
Calaveras County
No permits required
Contra Costa
Alamo – No permit needed
Antioch – Permit Required
http://www.ci.antioch.ca.us/CityGov/Police/alarmpermit.htm
Bay Point – No permit required
Bethel Island – No Permit Required
Blackhawk – No permit required
Brentwood – No Permit required
Byron – No permit required
Camino Tassajara – No permit required
Clayton – Permit Required
http://www.claytonpd.com/Alarms_t.html
Concord – Permit Required
http://cityofconcord.org/page.asp?pid=4022
Crockett – No permit required
Danville – Permit Required
http://www.danville.ca.gov/Services/Permits/Alarm/
Diablo – No permit required
Discovery Bay – No permit required
East Richmond Heights – No permit required
El Cerrito – Permit Required
http://www.el-cerrito.org/index.aspx?NID=555
El Sobrante – No permit required
Hercules – No permit required
Kensington – No permit required
Lafayette – No permit Required
Marsh Creek Springs – No permit required
Martinez – No permit required
Moraga – No permit required
North Richmond – No permit required
Oakley – No permit required
Orinda – No permit required
Pacheco – No permit required
Pinole – No permit required
Pittsburg – No permit required
Pleasant Hill – Permit Required
http://www.ci.pleasant-hill.ca.us/DocumentCenter/View/13413
Richmond – No permit required
Port Costa – No permit required
Rodeo – No permit Required
San Pablo – No permit Required
San Ramon – No permit required
Walnut Creek – Permit Required
http://www.walnut-creek.org/department-services/public-safety/police/alarm-permits
Marin County
Belvedere – Permit Required http://www.cityofbelvedere.org/DocumentCenter/Home/View/416
Corte Madrea – No permit required
Fairfax – No permit required
Forest Knolls – No permit required
Greenbrae – No permit required
Larkspur – Permit Required
http://www.ci.larkspur.ca.us/forms.aspx?FID=79
Marin City – No permit required
Marinwood – No permit required
Mill Valley – No permit required
Muir Beach – No permit required
Novato – Permit Required
http://novato.org/government/police-department/crime-stats/crime-prevention-tips/false-alarm-program
San Anselmo – Permit Required
http://www.townofsananselmo.org/documentcenter/view/338
San Rafael – Permit Required
http://www.srpd.org/beinformed/permits/alarm.shtml
Sausalito – Permit Required
http://www.ci.sausalito.ca.us/Index.aspx?page=179
Stinson Beach – No permit required
Strawberry – No permit required
Tamalpais – No permit required
Tiburon – No permit required
Woodacre – No permit required
Monterey County
No permits required
Napa County
American Canyon – No permit required
Angwin – No permit required
Calistoga – No permit required
Napa – Permit Required http://www.napapolice.com/uploads/2/1/2/8/21281844/new_alarm_perm_fillable_11-1-14.pdf
Oakville – No permit required
Rutherford – No permit required
Saint Helena – Permit Required http://www.codepublishing.com/CA/StHelena/#!/StHelena08/StHelena0816.html
Spanish Flat – No permit required
San Mateo
Atherton – No permit required
Baywood Park – No permit required
Belmont – No permit required
Brisbane – No permit required
Broadmoor – No permit required
Burlingame – No permit required
Colma – No permit required
Daily City – No permit required
East Palo Alto – No permit required
Foster City – No permit required
Half Moon Bay – No permit required
Hillsborough – Permit Required
http://www.hillsborough.net/182/Alarm-Permits
Menlo Park – Permit Required
http://www.menlopark.org/311/Alarms
Millbrae – Permit Required
Moss Beach – No permit required
Pacifica – Permit Required http://www.cityofpacifica.org/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?blobid=3103
Portola Valley – No permit required
Redwood City – No permit required
San Bruno – No permit required
San Carlos – Permit Required http://www.cityofsancarlos.org/depts/administrative/finance/forms/default.asp
San Mateo – No permit required
South San Francisco – No permit required
Woodside – No Permit required
Santa Clara County
Campbell – No Permit required
Cupertino – No Permit required
Gilroy – Permit Required
http://www.ci.gilroy.ca.us/653/Police-Forms
Los Altos – Permit Required
https://www.losaltosca.gov/police/page/alarm-systems
Los Altos Hills – Permit Required
https://www.losaltosca.gov/police/page/alarm-systems
Los Gatos – Permit Required
http://www.losgatosca.gov/1607/Commercial-Alarm-Permits
Loyola – No Permit required
Milpitas – No Permit required
Monte Sereno – No Permit required
Morgan Hill – Permit Required
http://www.morgan-hill.ca.gov/971/Alarms
Mountain View – No Permit required
Palo Alto – Permit Required
http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/53057
San Jose – No permit required
Santa Clara – Permit Required
http://santaclaraca.gov/government/departments/police-department/community/permits
Saratoga – No Permit required
Stanford – No Permit required
Sunnyvale – Permit Required
https://sunnyvale.ca.gov/government/safety/services/alarm.htm
Solano County
Benicia – No Permit required
Birds Landing – No Permit required
Cordelia – No Permit required
Dixon – Permit Required
http://www.ci.dixon.ca.us/index.aspx?NID=325
Fairfield – Permit Required http://www.fairfield.ca.gov/gov/depts/police/alarm_use_information.asp
Rio Vista – No Permit required
Suisun – Permit Required
http://police.suisun.com/eservices/alarm-user-permit-application/
Vacaville – Permit Required
http://www.ci.vacaville.ca.us/departments/police-department/police-services/alarm-ordinance
Vallejo – Permit Required
Sonoma County
Boyes Hot Springs – No Permit Required
Buena Vista – No Permit Required
Cloverdale – No Permit Required
Cotati – No Permit Required
El Verano – No Permit Required
Glen Ellen – No Permit Required
Guerneville – No Permit Required
Healdsburg – No Permit Required
Kenwood – No Permit Required
Oakmont – No Permit Required
Occidental – No Permit Required
Petaluma – No Permit Required
Rohnert – No Permit Required
Ross – Permit Required
http://www.townofross.org/police/page/alarm-permit
Santa Rosa – Permit Required
https://srcity.org/954/Alarm-Permits
Sebastopol – No Permit Required
Sonoma – No Permit Required
Windsor – No Permit Required
Tuolumne County
“*This list is updated as often as possible, if you see any changes needed please contact our office. The above information is not guarantee to be correct, please visit your city’s or county’s police or sheriff department to make certain if your area requires an alarm permit.”