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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Local Government Code § 214.205: NONRENEWAL OR REVOCATION OF PERMIT; TERMINATION OF MUNICIPAL RESPONSE; DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED.

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  1. LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
  2. TITLE 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
  3. SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY
  4. CHAPTER 214. MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF HOUSING AND OTHER STRUCTURES
  5. SUBCHAPTER F-1. BURGLAR ALARM SYSTEMS IN LARGE MUNICIPALITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES WHOLLY OR PARTLY LOCATED IN LARGE COUNTIES

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a municipality may not terminate its law enforcement response to a residential permit holder because of excess false alarms if the false alarm fees are paid in full.

(b) In permitting free false alarm responses and in setting false alarm fees, a municipality must administer any ordinance on a fair and equitable basis as determined by the governing body.

(c) A municipality may not terminate an alarm permit for nonrenewal without providing at least 30 days' notice.

(d) A municipality may revoke or refuse to renew the permit of an alarm system that has had eight or more false alarms during the preceding 12-month period.

Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 930 (H.B. 2162), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:27Z. Source file · JSON

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