What does Seattle’s alarm-monitoring law cover?
The City of Seattle requires each alarm-monitoring company in Seattle to obtain an annual license. The cost of the license depends upon two factors. First, there is a flat-rate fee, ranging from $100 to $500, based on the number of alarm systems monitored. The second factor is an annual fee for each individually monitored alarm system. Alarm monitoring companies also are responsible for each false-alarm occurrence in the city. These annual license fees and false-alarm fees are the responsibility of, and billed to, the alarm-monitoring companies rather than individual alarm-system subscribers.
