A comprehensive list of the City's fees, rates, and charges, arranged in sections by department make up the City of Santa Clara Municipal Fee Schedule. During an annual review, each department recommends appropriate adjustments after considering the total costs to the City for each service provided. The City's Municipal Fee Schedule is available online.

On April 23, 2024, the City Council approved the Fiscal Year 2022/23 Municipal Fee Schedule effective July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025.The Police Department has summarized those commonly referred to fees below.

ALARM PERMIT AND FALSE ALARMS

Alarm Permit, $37 (one-time)
Annual alarm permit renewal fee, $15
Late payment fee, $25
Reinstatement fee, $15
Non-registration fee, $50
Second false alarm, $50
Third false alarm, $115
Fourth false alarm, $140
Fifth and subsequent false alarms, $166
Dispatch for a Holdup Alarm, $125, plus False Alarm fee

BINGO ORGANIZATION
Bingo Organization Application, $1,428, plus fingerprinting fees

CITATION
Citation Sign Off, $34 for non-Santa Clara Police Department issued citations (Citation sign off for SCPD issued citations are free) 

CLEARANCE LETTER
Clearance letter, $49

CLOSING OUT SALE 
Closing out sale, $229

DISPATCH SERVICE REQUIRED FOR SPECIAL EVENTS
$248 per hour  

FINGERPRINTING
Manual fingerprint card, $69 (FBI-258 card provided)
LiveScan fingerprint rolling fee, $69 per roll, plus Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation fees
NOTE: DOJ and FBI fees vary according to the levels of service required by the requesting agency

FUNERAL ESCORT
Funeral escort Initial Application, $365
Funeral escort Renewal, $156

IDENTIFICATION CARD
Identification Card Renewal / Replacement, $104
 
MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS
Massage Establishment Application, $834, plus fingerprinting fee if applicable 
Massage Establishment Renewal, $669 annually 
Massage Establishment Application - Sole Proprietor, $169, plus fingerprinting fee if applicable
Massage Establishment Renewal - Sole Proprietor, $117
Massage inspections/follow-up, $193
Amendments to Massage permits, $53

MOTOR FUNERAL ESCORTS
Escort Company Application, $365
Escort Company Renewal, $156
Escort Driver Application, $156
Escort Driver Renewal, $156

PAWN / SECONDHAND DEALER
Pawn / Secondhand Dealer Application, $156, plus Fingerprinting fees
Pawn / Secondhand Dealer Renewal, $104

PEDI-CAB DRIVER / COMPANY or TAXI CAB DRIVER/ COMPANY
Taxi Cab Company Application, $7,419, plus fingerprinting fee
Taxi Cab Company Renewal, $783
Taxi Cab Driver Application, $156, plus fingerprinting fee
Taxi Cab Safety Inspection Fee (annual), $209
Taxi Cab Driver Renewal, Retest or Re-inspection, $156

PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY
Private Security Application, $209
Private Security Renewal, $104

PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT
Application and background investigation, $242, plus fingerprinting fee
Public Entertainment renewal, 189
Fine for first offense, $150
Fine for second offense, $300 
Fines for subsequent offenses, $750 

RECORDS
Reproduction of audio cassette tapes, VHS tapes, photographs, photo CD’s, CAD reports and Police report costs vary. For more information call the Santa Clara Police Department at 408-615-4700

RELEASE OF STORED VEHICLES
Release of Stored Vehicles, $100

REPOSSESSED VEHICLE FEE
Repossession, $15

RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT
Residential Parking Permit, $34

SOLICITING / PEDDLING PERMIT
Solicitor / Peddler Application, $365, plus fingerprinting fee 
Solicitor / Peddler Renewal, $156
Solicitor / Peddler Employee Only, $156

TOW COMPANIES AND DRIVERS
Tow Driver's Application, $156, plus fingerprinting fee