Your city or county may require you to register your alarm system to obtain an alarm permit. Alarm permit requirements often exist to reduce the number of false alarms and unnecessary use of first responder resources. If you do not obtain an alarm permit, you may be fined by your city/county, and your local public safety agency may refuse to respond to alarms at your location.

A quick and easy way to figure out if you need an alarm permit is to enter your city/county's name with the words "alarm permit" in a search engine and then choose the result with a link to your city/county's government website. For example, if you live in Los Angeles, search "Los Angeles alarm permit" and choose the result with "lacity.gov" in the URL. If you're not sure whether you need an alarm permit, you can contact your local government, police department, or sheriff's office to ask whether they require an alarm permit.

Tip: Typically, you will only need an alarm permit from either your city or your county, but not both. If you live within city limits, you’ll likely need an alarm permit from your city, and if you live outside of city limits, you’ll likely need a permit from your county. However, it’s best to check with both your city and your county to ensure you are following any applicable alarm permit requirements.

If your jurisdiction requires you to register for an alarm permit, you may be asked to select your monitoring company or enter your monitoring company's info on your application. Here's some information about Noonlight's monitoring station partners to help you fill out your application:

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If you've already applied for and been issued an alarm permit or registration number, please add your permit/registration number to your account. The steps to add your permit number to your account depend on which brand of alarm system you have, so if you're not sure how to add your permit number, please don't hesitate to send us a message or email us at permits@noonlight.com.

Please keep in mind you may be required to renew your permit on a regular (i.e. annual) basis, and if you are issued a new permit number at any time, you should update the permit number on your account.

Don't worry -- if you're not sure whether you need an alarm permit or you need additional help filling out an alarm permit application, Noonlight can help. Just send us a message or email us at permits@noonlight.com. Please include the following info in your message: