Long Beach PD false alarm ordinance, 2026 fine amounts, permit requirements, and how to appeal a false alarm fee.
Long Beach Municipal Code §8.84.080 sets the schedule at $0 for the first false alarm, $100 for the second, $200 for the third, $300 for the fourth, and $500 for each subsequent false alarm in a 12-month window. After 6 false alarms in 12 months, LBPD service to the address is suspended under §8.84.100 until a remediation plan is filed.
Yes. LBMC §8.84.040 requires every monitored alarm system in the city to hold a current permit, issued by the Long Beach Police Department False Alarm Reduction Unit. Commercial permits are $53 annually. Operating without a permit is a §8.84.060 violation that adds $300 minimum to every false alarm and triggers cease-and-desist correspondence to the monitoring company.
No. Unlike LAPD, LBPD will dispatch on an unverified burglar signal as long as the permit is current and the account is in good standing. Verification (video, audio, or guard) is not required for response — but adding it still reduces false-alarm exposure and improves priority weighting on the dispatch queue.
Under LBMC §8.84.090, you may file a written appeal within 15 days of the fine notice to the LBPD False Alarm Reduction Unit. Grounds that succeed: documented equipment failure (manufacturer RMA), confirmed criminal activity (police report number), or natural disaster (wind, seismic, power surge during a CalOES event). Appeals do not pause the fine clock — pay then dispute.
Yes. Every commercial install in the city includes LBMC §8.84.040 permit filing, central-station registration with LBPD, CP-01 panel programming, and quarterly walk-tests. For accounts already at the suspension threshold, we file the §8.84.100 remediation plan with documented panel upgrades and zone audit.
Long Beach False Alarm Fines 2026 — Commercial Permit Schedule
Long Beach false alarm fine schedule under LBMC §8.84, commercial permit fees, suspension thresholds, and how the ordinance differs from LAPD.
$0 on the first event, $100 on the second, scaling to $500 each from the fifth onward
Section 01 / LBMC §8.84 Schedule
Source: Long Beach Municipal Code Chapter 8.84, current as of 2026. Verify at longbeach.gov before remitting.
SUSPENSION — LBMC §8.84.100
Section 02 / Long Beach vs. LA
How Long Beach differs from LAPD's ordinance.