KCC §22-22.3
Getting a permit for your alarm system
Read the official text at ecode360.com ↗You must get a permit from the county before using an alarm system that calls the police. The permit costs $25, lasts one year, and must be renewed each year for $10. If you move into a place with an alarm, you must get a permit within 30 days.
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The ordinance, as written (Kauaʻi County) — Alarm User Permits Required
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Kauaʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
Permit Required. No person shall use an alarm system which is designed to elicit, either directly or indirectly, a police response, without first obtaining a permit for such alarm system from the Alarm System Coordinator.Permit Issuance. The permit shall be requested on an application prescribed by the Chief of Police or designee. An alarm user shall obtain the application from the Alarm System Coordinator, provide the information requested on the application, and file the application, together with the applicable fee, with the Alarm System Coordinator. Upon receipt of a completed application and the fee prescribed in Subsection , the Alarm System Coordinator shall issue a permit to the alarm user. Permits shall be valid for one (1) year from the date of issue and shall be renewable on an annual basis. It shall be the duty of the permit holder to renew the permit annually prior to expiration of the permit. The permit holder shall complete a renewal form as prescribed by the Alarm System Coordinator and return it, together with the renewal fee, to the Alarm System Coordinator, who shall renew the permit upon receipt of the application and renewal fee. If the permit holder fails to renew the permit prior to its expiration, the permit holder must apply for a new permit and pay the fee for a new permit.Transfer of Possession of Premises; Nontransferability of Permit. When possession of the premises with an alarm system is transferred, the person obtaining possession of the premises shall apply for a permit within thirty (30) days of obtaining possession of the premises. Alarm user permits are not transferable.Reporting Updated Information. Whenever the contact information provided by the applicant on the permit application changes, the correct information shall be provided by the permit holder to the Alarm System Coordinator within thirty (30) days of the change. Failure to provide correct information to the Alarm System Coordinator within thirty (30) days of the change may result in revocation of the permit.Fees. The fee for a permit shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00). The fee for permit renewal shall be ten dollars ($10.00).Confidentiality. Completed applications and permits shall be for recordkeeping purposes only and shall be held confidential to the extent provided for by State and/or Federal law.
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