Plano alarm permit and false alarm fees
Plano charges $200 for a false robbery alarm past the second one, and the same $200 for a false fire alarm past the second. A burglar alarm at the same point costs $50. If your staff can reach a hold-up button by accident, that is where the money goes.
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 alarms. Two free in twelve months, then $200 for each one after that.
Panic alarms. Two free, then $75 for each one after that.
Two keyholders. A commercial permit application has to name two people who will reach the site within 30 minutes when police or fire call them.
Fire alarms. Two free in twelve months, then $200 for each one after that, the same as a robbery alarm.
Medical alarms. Two free in twelve months, then $75 each.
Late fee. A false alarm fee unpaid 30 days after the city's determination notice carries a 10 percent late fee.
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
Plano Code of Ordinances, Chapter 11, Article VI, Sections 11-222 and 11-227 (Ord. 2016-3-13). Primary source. City of Plano alarm permits office.
Nearby cities
- Dallas keeps its $50 band through the sixth false alarm
- Garland charges $150 per false fire alarm past the second
- Frisco has a $35 residential alarm permit
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.