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Orlando Alarm Permit: Cost, False Alarm Fees and How to Register
In Orlando, every active burglar or intrusion alarm must be registered with the Orlando Police Department before use; registration is free and renewed each year. Homes get 3 free false alarms in a 12-month period (businesses 2); then $50 each, rising to $100 each from the 7th for homes (5th for businesses). An unregistered alarm costs $50 per dispatch. Fire alarms follow separate rules.[1,2,3]
Orlando alarm permit at a glance
| Who needs a permit | Homes and businesses within City of Orlando limits.[4] |
|---|---|
| Which alarms are covered | Every active burglar or other intrusion alarm meant to bring police, including local alarms that only sound on site, with a separate registration for each alarm site. Not covered: vehicle alarms (unless the vehicle is permanently at the site) and alarms that only alert the people inside. Registrations do not transfer to a new person or address. Apartments, condominiums and manufactured homes count as residential. Fire and medical alarms fall under separate fire-department rules not covered on this page.[1,2] |
| Residential permit fee | New: Free (police alarm registration; separate from any alarm installation permit) Renewal: Free (police alarm registration; separate from any alarm installation permit) · valid 12 months[3] |
| Fee exemptions | Registration is free. An alarm cancelled before police arrive, or within 10 minutes of the dispatch, isn't a false alarm (this doesn't apply to domestic-violence calls or fire or medical alarms). The Alarm Coordinator removes a false alarm from your count if it was caused by an act of God, a phone or cable company, a power outage over 4 hours, improper installation, an alarm company employee or the monitoring company's failure to cancel, or if police took over an hour to respond.[3,2] |
| Free false alarms | 3 in a one-year period that starts with your first false alarm[1,2] |
| If you have no permit | The program says Orlando police respond to all alarm notifications whether or not the alarm is registered, but an unregistered alarm is fined $50 per dispatch request (waived if you register within 10 days of the first false alarm). This describes city policy, not a guaranteed response time.[3,2] |
| Runs the program | Orlando Police Department, Alarm Coordinator[1,4] |
| When to apply | Before the alarm is operated. If you get a false alarm while unregistered, registering within 10 days of that first false alarm gets the unregistered fine waived.[2] |
False alarm fees in Orlando
False alarms are counted over a one-year period that starts with your first false alarm[2]. Each fee below is charged per false alarm.
Residential false alarms (with a permit)
If false alarms keep happening: Not confirmed. The city's pages and the code sections read don't describe suspending police response; fines rise to $100 per false alarm (from the 7th for homes, the 5th for businesses).[1]
Charges without a permit
- $50 — charged per activation of an unregistered alarm. Waived if you register within 10 days of the first false alarm.[1]
How to get or renew a permit in Orlando
- Apply or renew online at product.cityalarmpermit.com[4].
- Prefer paper? Download the application (PDF)[5,6].
- Questions: call Orlando Police Department Alarm Coordinator at 321-235-5330[4].
- Address: Orlando Police Department, 1250 West South Street, Orlando, FL 32805.[4]
- Give your permit number to your alarm monitoring company.
- Renew every year (free) so the information on file stays current, with an updated application and renewal form. All fines must be paid before a registration is issued or renewed.[2,3]
Who files: The alarm user registers online and then gives the five-digit registration number to the alarm company.[4]
Good to know
- Self-installed and self-monitored systems: All active alarm systems must be registered; the city's definition of a false alarm includes local alarms that aren't monitored.[1]
- Panic and hold-up alarms: Silent hold-up, duress and panic alarms are dispatched without the verification call; they're registered and fined like other alarms.[2]
- Before police are sent: Monitoring companies must verify alarm signals before requesting police, except silent hold-up, duress and panic signals, and should call in cancellations within 10 minutes; a cancellation after 10 minutes still counts if it reaches police before they arrive. Domestic-violence dispatches can't be cancelled.[2]
- Not sure which rules apply to your address?: Use the city's "Check Your Address" tool on the registration page to confirm you're inside Orlando city limits.[4]
Business and other non-residential alarms
| Permit | Fee |
|---|---|
| New permit | Free — police alarm registration; separate from any alarm installation permit[3] |
| Renewal | Free — police alarm registration; separate from any alarm installation permit[3] |
| Alarm | False alarm | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| False alarms | 1st–2nd | Free[1] |
| False alarms | 3rd–4th | $50[1] |
| False alarms | 5th and each after | $100[1] |
Without a permit:
- $50 — charged per activation of an unregistered alarm. Waived if you register within 10 days of the first false alarm.[1]
Avoiding false alarms
- Make sure everyone who has a code knows how to disarm the system and cancel an alarm.
- Keep your monitoring company's contact list up to date so they can reach someone quickly.
- Let your monitoring company know before guests, contractors or pet sitters use the house.
- Check that doors and windows are fully closed before you arm the system.
- Replace low sensor batteries promptly.
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Sources
- Orlando Police Department, False Alarm Reduction Program. What is a false alarm; register and pay online; fee structure. www.orlando.gov. Checked October 28, 2026.
- City of Orlando (via Municode), Orlando City Code Ch. 41: False Alarms — Ord. No. 2012-36 (2013). Secs. 41.05, 41.06, 41.08, 41.11, 41.12. library.municode.com. Checked October 28, 2026.
- City of Orlando False Alarm Reduction Program (portal linked from the city registration page), False Alarm Reduction Program: Frequently Asked Questions. Registration fee; renewal; response to unregistered alarms. product.cityalarmpermit.com. Checked October 28, 2026.
- City of Orlando / Orlando Police Department, Register Your Security Alarm. Eligibility; steps; contact. www.orlando.gov. Checked October 28, 2026.
- City of Orlando False Alarm Reduction Program, City of Orlando False Alarm Reduction Program portal. Forms; apply for registration. product.cityalarmpermit.com. Checked October 28, 2026.
- City of Orlando, Orlando Police Department Alarm Coordinator, Alarm User Registration Form. Blank form (10-1801). product.cityalarmpermit.com. Checked October 28, 2026.
Updates
- October 28, 2026 — first published from official sources.