Lubbock City Ordinance 2001-00087
Regulating the Use and Operation of Alarm Systems


General Guidelines and Instructions

1.        Permit Application

Applications for alarm permits are available on the web site of the Lubbock Police Department at www.lubbockpolice.com.  The application form should be printed from the web page and then completed according to the listed instructions. 

Forms may not be completed and submitted via the Internet or by other electronic means.  Application forms may also be picked up at the Alarm Registration Room adjacent to the Lubbock Police Department Records counter, located at 916 Texas Ave. (10th & Texas) from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday.  Applications forms will not be available on City of Lubbock holidays. 

Each application should be completed using the following steps as a guide.  Please refer to the Ordinance for specific information required.

2.         Return of Application

Applications must be returned by the person that signs the application.  The application must be brought to the Lubbock Police Department at 916 Texas Ave. (10th & Texas).  Applicants will come to the Alarm Registration Room adjacent to the Lubbock Police Department Records counter for Alarm Ordinance related business.  Applications will be accepted on Tuesdays or Thursdays from 8:00 A.M. until 11:00 A.M. or from 1:00 P.M. until 4:00 P.M.

APPLICATIONS CAN BE ACCEPTED DURING OTHER DAYS OR HOURS IF PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE WITH ONE OF THE PERSONNEL FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES UNIT.

Applications will not be accepted on City of Lubbock holidays that coincide with one of these days.  Applicants must ensure applications are completed according to Lubbock City Ordinance Number 2001-00087 prior to returning to the Police Department.

Incomplete applications will not be accepted.  Applicants must also pay the application fee and show legal proof of name and age at the time the application is returned.  THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS.

3.         Payment of Fees

Payment of all fees for violations assessed under this Ordinance must be paid to the Lubbock Police Department.  Fees may be paid in person or by mail.  Fees paid in person must be made at 916 Texas Ave. (10th & Texas) in the Alarm Registration Room, adjacent to the Lubbock Police Department Records counter.  Payments will be accepted on Tuesdays or Thursdays from 8:00 A.M. until 11:00 A.M. or from 1:00 P.M. until 4:00 P.M. 

PAYMENTS CAN BE ACCEPTED DURING OTHER DAYS OR HOURS IF PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE WITH ONE OF THE PERSONNEL FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES UNIT.
 

Payments will not be accepted on City of Lubbock holidays that coincide with one of these days.  Fees may also be paid by mail, but must be addressed exactly as shown in correspondence letters to ensure proper credit.

Fees paid in person may be cash, money order, or personalized check.  Fees paid by mail may only be money order or personalized check.  DO NOT SEND CASH IN THE MAIL.  The Lubbock Police Department will not be responsible for lost or misplaced cash payments.  Make checks or money orders payable to "City of Lubbock".

4.         Permit Renewal

A new alarm permit application must be completed on all renewals even if the renewal fee is no charge.

Permit renewals may be done by mail or in person.

To renew by mail, the application form should be filled out in its entirety and signed by the applicant.  The applicant must include a copy of his or her driver license with the application.  Applications received without legal proof of identification will not be accepted.  Renewal payments received without a completed application permit will be returned.

Checks or money orders should be made payable to the "City of Lubbock" in the amount of $50.00, unless the renewal fee is no charge.  DO NOT SEND CASH IN THE MAIL.  The Lubbock Police Department will not be responsible for lost or misplaced cash payments.  Renewals sent by mail must be addressed  exactly as shown in correspondence letters to ensure proper credit.

Alarm permit renewals may also be done in person.  To renew in person, come to the Alarm Registration Room adjacent to the Lubbock Police Department Records counter, located at 916 Texas Ave. (10th & Texas) on Tuesdays or Thursdays from 8:00 A.M. until 11:00 A.M. or from 1:00 P.M. until 4:00 P.M.  Renewals done in person may be paid by cash, money order, or personalized checks.  Renewals will not be accepted on City of Lubbock holidays that coincide with one of these days.

RenewalS can be ACCEPTED DURING OTHER DAYS OR HOURS IF PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE WITH ONE OF THE PERSONNEL FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES UNIT.

5.         Disposition of Citations

Disposition of all fine citations issued for violations of this Ordinance and all questions relating to these citations must go to Lubbock Municipal Court, located at 915 Ave. J, Lubbock, Texas 79401, 775-2473, in accordance with the printed instructions on the back of the citation.

6.        Ordinance Regulatory Unit

This Ordinance for the most part, will be maintained, managed, and enforced by the Neighborhood Services Unit of the Lubbock Police Department, 916 Texas Ave., Lubbock, Texas 79401.  Personnel in this unit may be contacted as follows:

By Email:

Or Call:

PSO Sheila Foskey        775-3041

Officer John Hart              775-2969

Corporal Mark Long         775-2968

Sergeant Bill B. Casey     775-2971

Download the Appliction to file with the Police Department.

Click Here to Download  (Acrobat Reader)