All businesses and homeowners must register their intrusion alarm systems with the Minnetonka Police Department for a $20 annual fee. The city contracts with CryWolf Services for alarm registration.

Call 855-725-7109 to learn more or ask questions. 

Alarm ordinance summary

Read the city's alarm ordinance (915.030). Highlights include:

• Police will leave a notice when they respond to an unregistered alarm system. After that, if it remains unregistered, police have the authority to ignore subsequent alarms. 
• Police will respond to two false alarms per address per year. Each subsequent false alarm will result in a $50 fine. 
• The chief of police can suspend response if an alarm has four or more false alarms in one calendar year, or if fines are not paid within 30 days.
• To reinstate an alarm system, all fines must be paid and proof that issues have been corrected is required.
• Any suspension of response does not apply to robbery, medical, fire or emergency alarms.
• Fire response: There is a $250 charge for each fire department response to an automatic fire alarm. There is no charge for response to fire sprinkler water flow alarms or reports of a fire alarm via 911. 

Leading causes of false alarms

To reduce false alarms, please eliminate these causes: 

• Poor installation or defective equipment
• Improper use of the alarm, customer error or negligence
• Lack or proper maintenance