How do I register my alarm system? 
If you are not registered with the City, please print the Registration form from our website, complete the form, make your check payable to City of Concord. 

Completed applications may be emailed to 
alarms@concordnc.gov, faxed to 704-920-6994 or mailed: 
Concord False Alarm Reduction Program 
P.O. Box 308 
Concord, NC 28026 

Permit Required. No person shall use an alarm system without first obtaining an alarm permit for 
such alarm system from the City of Concord. Each alarm permit shall be assigned a unique 
permit number, and the alarm user shall provide the permit number to the alarm company to 
facilitate law enforcement dispatch. The cost for permitting an alarm system shall be $10.00 per 
location.  
Penalty for Failure to Obtain a Permit. Any person(s) operating an alarm system without an 
alarm permit (whether the permit was revoked or not acquired) shall be subject to a civil penalty 
for violation of this chapter of $200.00 for each false alarm, including the first and second false 
alarms notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, except subject to 
subsection 36-2(g). Any penalty assessed for operation of an alarm system without an alarm 
permit shall be in addition to any other fines assessed pursuant to any other sections of this 
chapter.  
Application. The alarm permit shall be requested on an application form provided by the City of 
Concord. An alarm user has the duty to obtain an application from the city. 

Excessive False Alarms. 
It is hereby found and determined that three or more false alarms 
within a permit year is excessive, constitutes a public nuisance, and shall be unlawful. Civil 
penalties for false alarms within a permit year may be assessed against an alarm user as follows:  
3rd – 5th False Alarm $50.00 per occurrence 
6th & 7th False Alarm $100.00 per occurrence 
8th & 9th False Alarm $250.00 per occurrence 
10+ False Alarms 
$500.00 per occurrence and revocation of Alarm Permit  

For questions, please email alarms@concordnc.gov or call 704-920-6060.

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