Section 214.195 - Nonrenewal or Revocation of Permit and Termination of Municipal Response; Discrimination Prohibited(a) Except as provided in Subsection (d), a municipality may not terminate its law enforcement response to a residential permit holder because of excess false alarms if the false alarm fees are paid in full.(b) In permitting free false alarm responses and in setting false alarm fees, a municipality must administer any ordinance on a fair and equitable basis as determined by the governing body.(c) A municipality may not terminate an alarm permit for nonrenewal without providing at least 30 days' notice.(d) A municipality may revoke or refuse to renew the permit of an alarm system that has had eight or more false alarms during the preceding 12-month period.Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 214.195
Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 808, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2005.Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 808, Sec. 3, eff. 9/1/2005.Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 550, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1991. Renumbered from Sec. 218.005 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 12.002(6), eff. 9/1/2001.