ROH §15A-5.2
When a car alarm counts as sounding for 10 minutes
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section explains how to tell if a car alarm has been sounding for at least 10 minutes. It counts if the alarm goes off continuously for 10 minutes, or if it goes off on and off during a 10-minute period, as long as the later beeps are automatic and not caused by someone touching the car. The 10-minute clock starts at the first beep.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Activation for at least 10 minutes - Defined
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
(a) A motor vehicle alarm system is activated for at least 10 minutes if:
(1) The alarm system emits an audible sound for 10 continuous minutes; or
(2) The alarm system emits an audible sound intermittently within a 10-minute period and the episodes of audible sound after the first episode:
(A) Are not caused by the disturbance of or tampering with the motor vehicle; but rather
(B) Are caused by an automatic activation and deactivation mechanism of the alarm system.
For the purpose of measuring the minimum 10-minute period, the period commences upon the first audible sound from the motor vehicle alarm system.
(b) Audible sound shall be emitted “intermittently within a 10-minute period” if the audible sound is emitted interruptedly in a sequence of at least 10 minutes and, within the sequence:
(1) Not more than one minute of silence interrupts consecutive episodes of audible sound; and
(2) There shall be no minimum duration for any episode of audible sound.
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