Alarm System Registration Deadline: June 1

Georgetown residents are now required to register alarm systems with the City of Georgetown Police Department. The requirement is for new and existing residential alarms or commercial building alarms in the City Limits.

The alarm registration requirement is the result of an ordinance passed by the City Council last year. Applications should be submitted by June 1, 2008. An additional penalty fee will be assessed for applications made after June 1.

Alarm registration was enacted to reduce the number of false alarm calls in the City. Each year, the police department responds to hundreds of false alarm calls that take officers away from real emergencies and cost the taxpayers in wasted time. Alarm registration is required in many other cities such as Austin, Denton, Flower Mound, Mansfield, Plano, and Temple.

Property owners with alarm systems are required to apply for a permit at the Georgetown Police Department at 809 Martin Luther King, Jr. Street. The annual alarm registration fee is $25 for residential and $75 for commercial. Alarm companies also will be required to register with the City. Multiple false alarms at the same address will be assessed an additional fee.

Applications are available on the Alarm Permits page, or can be picked up at City Hall, Municipal Court, Georgetown Municipal Complex, Sun City police substation, Police Department, and the four fire stations.

Send payments and applications to:

Georgetown Police Department
Attn: Alarm Unit
809 Martin Luther King, Jr. Street
Georgetown, TX 78626

Please make checks payable to: City of Georgetown. For additional information, or questions, contact Sharon Callis with the Georgetown Police Department Alarm Unit at (512) 930-3505, or via the email link below.

For questions about this article, please contact scallis@georgetowntx.org.