Tex. Local Government Code § 214.205
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 214.205, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 214.205. NONRENEWAL OR REVOCATION OF PERMIT; TERMINATION OF MUNICIPAL RESPONSE; DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by 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.
(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.
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