To enhance community safety and minimize unnecessary police responses, the City of Apache Junction has implemented a False Alarm Ordinance regulating the use of alarm systems and responses to false alarms.

Alarm Registration Requirements

If you have an alarm system, you are required to register it with the City:

• Residential Properties: $15 annual registration fee
• Commercial Properties: $25 annual registration fee

Important Details:

• Registrations are valid for one year from the issue date and must be renewed annually.
• Alarm registrations are specific to the property and cannot be transferred to another person or location.

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Boulder, CO:

1. To register online, go to https://boulderco.citysupport.org/
   
• *Do not Register Your Alarm if you received a letter from us. Please use the login credentials provided on the notice and login from the Home page.
• Payments for Registrations:
  Commercial / Residential Permit Registration Fee: $35.00
  Commercial / Residential Annual Permit Renewal Fee: $35.00
  $100.00 penalty fee for unregistered alarm systems
• Payments for false alarms: Online payments can be made here: https://boulderco.citysupport.org/ If you prefer to mail in your payment you can sent it to:
  Boulder Police Department - False Alarm Reduction Program
  PO Box 19936
  Boulder, CO 80308
  Please include your name, address of alarm system and bottom portion of the fee notice letter.

False Alarms

1^st: $0

2^nd: $100

3^rd: $200

4^th: $300

5^th and above: $450

$100.00 penalty fee for unregistered alarm systems

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Alarm Fees for 2024

• 2024 Alarm Permit Fee: $50  
• After 3 false alarms $100 each
• Please Note: Please note that if you have any outstanding alarms or have failed to renew your alarm permit in the past years, you will receive a notice with an amount to bring your alarm into compliance.
• Contact the office if you have any questions concerning past due fees.
• The eighth false alarm for a commercial or residential facility and the tenth false alarm for a public accommodation complex shall be deemed a failure to comply with the proper maintenance or operation of a trouble-free alarm and a violation of this Article. The permittee shall be charged three hundred dollars ($300.00) for this and each false alarm thereafter, and the permittee may be required to meet with the Chief of Police and the alarm contractor to determine the cause of the problem and discuss possible solutions.

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