Metro Clerk

Alarm Registration

The alarm registration law for Metro Nashville requires that all alarm systems in operation in Davidson County be registered annually with the Metropolitan Clerk’s Office.

A registration form with pertinent information must be on file in the Clerk’s Office.

The permit fee is $20.00 for residential systems and $50.00 for commercial systems. All permits expire April 1 each year.

The registration form and payment may be mailed to:

Alarm Registration
P.O. Box 196321
Nashville TN 37219-6321

A permit may be obtained in person at:

Metropolitan Clerk's Office
205 Metropolitan Courthouse
Nashville TN 37201

Changes can be made at any time by sending revised information and a $2.50 computer fee to the Metropolitan Clerk’s Office.

For further information, send requests to alarms@nashville.gov.