Security alarms in St Petersburg Florida must be registered with the St Petersburg Police Department, whether the alarm is monitored or not. The annual alarm permit fee is $10.00 and it's time to renew now for 2011.
The reinstatement fee if you allow your permit to expire is $15. More important, though:
- Use of your alarm system without a valid permit will require a court appearance and a fine ranging from $100 to $500.
- Some alarm monitoring companies will not dispatch the police department to locations with no valud permit on file (that's according to the St Petersburg Police Department.
If you already have registered your alarm, the police should be sending you a renewal form and invoice. If you haven't yet registered your alarm, contact the Alarm Enforcement Office at (727) 892-5969.
