CMPD receives over 50,000 requests each year for police response to alarm calls. Of those responses, 98% are determined false. To reduce the number of false alarms that CMPD responds to and allow the officers to concentrate on other areas of crime prevention and law enforcement- REGISTER YOUR ALARM every year!In 1996, the Charlotte City Council and the Mecklenburg County Commissioners found that the excessive false alarms unduly burden the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and waste limited police resources. They adopted the Alarm Ordinance to establish reasonable expectations of alarm users and to ensure that alarm users are held responsible for their use of alarm systems.
Failure to register your alarm could result in a $50- $500 fine and police will no longer respond to your alarm calls!
Alarm Permit Resources: (Mecklenburg County)
- Printable Alarm Application (PDF)
- Apply online for a permit
- Renew an existing permit online
- Pay Alarm Fines Online