Police departments in Dade and Broward counties require alarm systems within their jurisdiction to be registered. Requirements and fees vary by city. Use the search to find your municipality and expand for details and links.
Contact: False Alarm Enforcement Unit 305-669-7676
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Cost: $25.00
Annual Renewal: $25.00
- The first police response to a false alarm is at no charge.
- Second police response: $50.00
- Third police response: $100.00
- Fourth and each additional: $200.00
Contact: Pinecrest Police Department 305-234-2100
Cost: $0.00
Annual Renewal: $0.00
- The first three police responses to false alarms are at no charge.
- Fourth: $100.00
- Fifth: $200.00
- Each thereafter: $300.00
Contact: Village of Palmetto Bay 305-259-1234
Cost: $25.00
Annual Renewal: $25.00
- The first three police responses to false alarms are at no charge.
- Fourth: $50.00
- Fifth: $100.00
- Each thereafter: $200.00
Contact: South Miami Finance Department 305-663-6343
Cost: $50.00 for residential, $100.00 for commercial.
Annual Renewal: $100.00 (commercial only) – no fee for residential renewal
- The first police response to false alarms is at no charge.
- Second: $50.00
- Third: $100.00
- Fourth: $150.00
- Each thereafter: $200.00
Contact: Finance Department – Collection Division 305-460-5280
Cost: $36.00
Annual Renewal: $10.00 (Must be renewed every January or late fees are incurred.)
Dispatched False Alarm fees:
- The first two police responses to false alarms are at no charge.
- Third: $50.00
- Fourth: $100.00
- Each thereafter: $200.00
Contact: Town of Cutler Bay 305-234-4262
Cost: $25.00
Annual Renewal: $0.00 with no police-dispatched false alarms or $25.00 with police-dispatched false alarms.
- The first police response to a false alarm is no charge.
- Second through Fourth: $100.00
- Each thereafter: $200.00
Contact: Miami Police Department Alarm Unit 305-603-6488
Cost: $82.50
Annual Renewal: $30.00 (no police-dispatched false alarms) or $82.50 (with police-dispatched false alarms)
Dispatched False Alarm fees:
- First two responses: no charge
- Third: $52.50
- Fourth: $105.00
- Fifth: $157.50
- Sixth: $210.00
- Seventh false alarm: no police response; permit revoked until system assessed by a licensed alarm company, user retrained, and $157.50 reinstatement plus outstanding charges paid.
Contact: Alarm Coordinator 305-673-7115
Cost: $10.00
Annual Renewal: $10.00
- First three responses: no charge
- Fourth: $50.00
- Each thereafter: $100.00
Contact: Homestead Police Code Compliance 305-224-5581
Annual Renewal: $0.00 with no police-dispatched false alarms or $25.00 with police-dispatched false alarms.
- First three responses: no charge
- Fourth through Sixth: $25.00
- Seventh through Ninth: $50.00
- Each thereafter: $100.00
No Registration.
No False alarm fees.
Hialeah requires businesses to fill out a registration form. There are no fees associated with Hialeah. For residential as well as commercial please look to the Miami-Dade section and follow that information.
Contact: False Alarm Officer 305-948-2952
No registration unless police have been dispatched to site 8 or more times.
Cost: $50.00
Annual Renewal: $50.00 — only if 8+ police-dispatched false alarms occurred in previous year.
- First two responses: no charge
- Third: $25.00
- Fourth: $50.00
- Fifth: $100.00
- Each thereafter: $200.00
Contact: Alarm Office 305-593-6699
Cost: $25.00
Annual Renewal: $25.00
- First three responses: no charge
- Fourth: $175.00
- Fifth: $275.00
- Each thereafter: $375.00
Contact: Medley Building and Zoning Department 305-887-6913
Cost: $50.00
Annual Renewal: $35.00
- First five responses: no charge
- Sixth–Eighth: $50.00
- Ninth–Tenth: $75.00
- Each thereafter: $200.00
Contact: Enforcement Programs Manager 877-263-6026
Cost: $0.00
Annual Renewal: $0.00
- First two responses: no charge
- Each thereafter: $100.00
Contact: Fire Administrator 954-630-4557
No Registration
- First response: no charge
- Second: $25.00
- Third: $50.00
- Fourth: $100.00
- Each thereafter: $200.00
Contact: City of Aventura Police Department 305-466-8989
Registration forms can be obtained from the City of Aventura.
Cost: $0.00
Annual Renewal: $0.00
- There are no fees associated with false alarm dispatches.
Contact: Coral Springs Police Department 954-346-1341
Cost: $25.00
Annual Renewal: $0.00 with no police-dispatched false alarms or $25.00 with police-dispatched false alarms.
- The first two police responses to false alarms are at no charge.
- Third: $50.00 or you can attend the Alarm Awareness Class
- Fourth: $100.00
- Each thereafter: $200.00
Contact: Customer Service 954-921-3246
Cost: $30.00 for residential, $44.00 for commercial.
Annual Renewal: $30.00 for residential, $44.00 for commercial.
- The first two police responses to false alarms are at no charge.
- Third through fifth: $50.00 or you can attend the Alarm Awareness Class
- Sixth through tenth: $100.00
- Each thereafter: $200.00
No Registration.
No False alarm fees.
Contact: City of Miami Gardens 877-665-2980
Cost: $37.00
Annual Renewal: $15.00
- First response: no charge (if unregistered: $50.00)
- Second: no charge (if unregistered: $100.00)
- Third and fourth: $50.00 / $250.00 if unregistered
- Fifth and sixth: $100.00 / $500.00 if unregistered
- Seventh through tenth: $200.00 / $500.00 if unregistered
- Each thereafter: $500.00 / $500.00 if unregistered
Contact: Miami Lakes Building Department 305-827-4015
Cost: $15.00
Annual Renewal: $10.00 with no police dispatched false alarms or $15.00 with police dispatched false alarms.
Contact: Miami Shores Police Department 305-759-2468
Cost: $35.00
Annual Renewal: $35.00
- The first two police responses to false alarms are at no charge.
- Third through fifth: $50.00
- Sixth and seventh: $100.00
- Eighth and ninth: $250.00
- Each thereafter: $500.00
Contact: Miami Springs Police Department 954-921-3246
No Registration
No false alarm fees for residents.
Businesses are allowed 15 false alarm police dispatches before they are charged. After 15 each dispatch is $482.00.
Contact: Burglar Alarm Coordinator 954-602-3186
Cost: $50.00
No annual renewal.
- The first 3 police dispatched false alarms are $50.00
Contact: Opa-Locka Police 305-681-1033
Cost: $75.00
Annual Renewal: $25.00 with no police dispatched false alarms or $75.00 with police dispatched false alarms.
Currently no fees in place for false alarm dispatches.
Contact: City of Plantation Permit Office 954-797-2724
Cost: $25.00
Annual Renewal: $10.00 (Residential only: If no police-dispatched false alarms renewal fee is waived.)
- The first three police responses to false alarms are at no charge.
- Fourth and fifth: $75.00
- Sixth and seventh: $90.00
- Eight and ninth: $105.00
- After nine police responses registration is revoked and we will have to assess your system before police will respond again.
Contact: Sunrise Finance Department 954-746-3217
No Registration
- The first three police response to false alarms within 6 months are at no charge.
- Fourth: $100.00
- Each thereafter: $250.00
Information verified as of October 2025