Alhambra, CA Noise from Specific Sources: Car Alarm Limits (2026)

75 targets false alarms from motor vehicles, defined as an alarm signal emitted from a vehicle that draws a Police Department response when no emergency situation exists. 020 makes it unlawful for any person to cause, allow or permit an alarm in a vehicle registered to or driven by that person to emit an audible sound for more than five minutes, with the clock starting at the first audible sound and running continuously regardless of pauses or variation. Enforcement reaches vehicles parked in a public right-of-way, parking lot or structure, and also vehicles on private property where the false alarm is clearly audible from the public thoroughfare or nearby properties; a private property owner may summon enforcement against an offending vehicle parked on their own land.

040 sets a tiered fine schedule for the underlying infraction: up to $100 for a first violation, up to $200 for a second violation within one year of the first, and up to $500 for every violation after the second within that year. 050. 060, the Police Department may take reasonably necessary steps to deactivate an unresponsive alarm, and if officers cannot silence it the vehicle may be removed under Cal. 5.