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Cox Homelife Ordinances and Permit Documents for Rhode Island

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Alarm users may be required by City Ordinance to register with local police / fire departments or apply for and obtain an Alarm User Permit prior to system activation, installation, operation, or use of equipment. Annual permit renewal may also be required. Refer to the table below to find your city and access your required documentation for your Cox Homelife service in Rhode Island.
 

Jurisdiction Requirement

The Tiverton jurisdiction requires a permit prior to the Homelife Security and Automation install. This prevents possible penalties.
 

If your city / town or county is not listed below or you have any other questions pertaining to your obligations as an alarm user, please contact your local municipality or police department. As the information below is believed to be accurate only at the time of its creation, you may obtain current city / town and county code and ordinance information using your state’s law library, judicial websites, or by contacting the corresponding municipality.
 

City Ordinance Permit False Alarm Fees
Barrington Ordinance Link Permit Link False Alarm Fee Link
Bristol Ordinance Link No Permit Required False Alarm Fee Link
Burrillville Ordinance Link Permit Link False Alarm Fee Link
Central Falls Ordinance Link Contact Municipality See Ordinance, Sec. 16-22
Charlestown Ordinance Link Permit Link False Alarm Fee Link
Coventry Ordinance Link No Permit Required False Alarm Fee Link
Cranston Ordinance Link No Permit Required False Alarm Fee Link
Cumberland Ordinance Link Contact Municipality See Ordinance, Sec. 12-37
East Greenwich No Link No Permit Required No Link
East Providence Ordinance Link No Permit Required False Alarm Fee Link
Exeter Not applicable No Permit Required No Link
Foster Not applicable No Permit Required No Link
Glocester Not applicable No Permit Required No Link
Hopkinton Not applicable No Permit Required No Link
Jamestown Ordinance Link Permit Link False Alarm Fee Link
Johnston Ordinance Link No Permit Required False Alarm Fee Link
Lincoln No Link No Permit Required No Link
Little Compton No Link No Link 1st False Alarm - warning, 2nd results in $25 fine
Middletown Ordinance Link Permit Link False Alarm Fee Link
Narragansett Ordinance Link Permit Link False Alarm Fee Link
New Shoreham (Block Island) Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable
Newport Ordinance Link No Permit Required False Alarm Fee Link
North Kingstown Ordinance Link Permit Link False Alarm Fee Link
North Providence Ordinance Link No Permit Required False Alarm Fee Link
North Smithfield Not applicable No Permit Required No Link
Pawtucket Ordinance Link Permit Link False Alarm Fee Link
Portsmouth Ordinance Link See Ordinance, Sec. 83-6 See Ordinance, Sec. 83-7
Providence Ordinance Link Permit Link False Alarm Fee Link
Richmond Not applicable No Permit Required No Link
Scituate Ordinance Link No Permit Required See Ordinance, Sec. 4-54
Smithfield Ordinance Link No Permit Required False Alarm Fee Link
South Kingstown Ordinance Link No Permit Required Not applicable
Tiverton Ordinance Link Permit Link
Permit Procedure		 See Ordinance, Sec. 34-31
Warren Not applicable No Permit Required After 3 false alarms; there is a $75 Fee
Warwick Ordinance Link Permit Link See Ordinance, Sec. 40-67
West Greenwich Not applicable No Permit Required  
West Warwick Ordinance Link Permit Link False Alarm Fee Link
Westerly Ordinance Link Permit Link False Alarm Fee Link
Woonsocket Ordinance Link No Permit Required False Alarm Fee Link

The following information may be needed for your Alarm Permit application.

Alarm Company
Cox Advanced Services Rhode Island, LLC d/b/a Cox Homelife
9 JP Murphy Highway
West Warwick, RI 02893
Rhode Island Alarm License No. 9314
1-877-404-2568
 
Monitoring Company
C.O.P.S.
1041 Glassboro Rd., F-2
Williamstown, NJ 08094-3547
Rhode Island License No. 8252
1-856-629-1111

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