Fort Worth alarm permit and false alarm fees
Fort Worth runs the standard tier boundaries and adds a separate, cheaper count for manually activated alarms. A site with a sticky panic button under a counter is paying into a different column than its burglar alarms.
Checked against the city's published material on 14 September 2026. Ordinances change. Confirm anything you are about to act on with the city.
What it costs
| Annual permit, commercial | $100 |
|---|---|
| Annual permit, residential | $50 |
| Free burglar alarms, 12 months | 3 |
| 4th and 5th false burglar alarm | $50 |
| 6th and 7th false burglar alarm | $75 |
| 8th and every one after false burglar alarm | $100 |
Calculate false burglar alarm costs.
The part that catches people
Robbery and panic alarms. Two free in any 12 month period, then $60 for each manually activated alarm after that. That is a separate count from the burglar alarm tally.
Slow response. An alarm is not counted toward fees or revocation when more than 30 minutes pass between the call reaching police communications and an officer arriving, under Sec. 12-16(c).
How this compares
Most cities in this comparison charge $50, then $75, then $100 for false burglar alarms. Grand Prairie charges $50 from the fourth through the tenth and lists suspension at the eleventh. Permit fees, separate alarm counts and response rules need their own check.
Compare all eleven Texas cities side by side.
Source
Fort Worth City Code Chapter 12, Sec. 12-16 (service fees), via the city's alarm program. Primary source. Fort Worth Alarms Unit.
City of Fort Worth alarm permits page.
Nearby cities
Recurring false alarms need a closer look. Start with the call list, the monitoring contract and the panel settings. Our alarm ordinance and nuisance alarm review traces which of the three is doing it. We do not install, service or monitor anything.