How to get a Permit for a SimpliSafe® Security System
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The SimpliSafe® Mobile App and Online Account will advise you if you need to apply for a permit with your local municipality.
First, you’ll need to work with your local municipality to obtain a permit, and if required, you’ll pay the registration fee to your municipality. Please note that some municipalities may have requirements in order to obtain a permit, such as having two Primary Contacts listed on your account, or enabling Video Verification in order to receive emergency dispatch during an intrusion/burglary alarm. You can learn more about this by clicking on “permit ordinances” within the SimpliSafe® Mobile App.
Next, you’ll need to register your permit information with SimpliSafe®, so that we have it should an alarm occur at the location of your system.
If your municipality requires you to apply for a permit, you’ll need to contact your municipality for further assistance. Please note that different towns and cities refer to alarm permits by different names. Below is a short list of some of the most common names:
Account Number
Alarm Permit Account Number
Alarm User Permit Number
Assigned ID Number
Business Alarm Permit
Customer Number
Decal Number
License Number
Permit Application Number
Police Department Code Number
Registration Number
Residential Alarm Permit
Different municipality permit registration forms can ask for different information. The SimpliSafe® Mobile App will advise you on the most common information permit applications ask for. You can find this information within the app using the SimpliSafe® Mobile App:
Using the SimpliSafe® Mobile App:
Open the SimpliSafe® Mobile App on your phone or tablet
Tap on My System from the bottom navigation bar
Select Location Settings at the top of this menu
Scroll down to Permits
Choose Police or Fire
The app will advise you if a permit is necessary at the top. Scroll down to review the information you may need to process your application with your municipality
Please note that if you do not see a License Number listed above, please write “N/A”.