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In short

Brown County Clerk issues 2 permits we publish for Brown County, last verified 2026-10-07. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.

What this agency issues

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Emergency Alarm User Permit (burglar and hold-up alarms)only if it applies to youBrown County Clerk$40–$45 per permit per year: $40; $45 with the late fee (2026 Adopted Budget; the Clerk's page lists an annual fee of $40 per permit); a separate permit for each type of system (burglar, hold-up)one year; renew by January 1 each year (County Code §30.03(3)(b))2026-10-07
Alarm Business Licenseonly if it applies to youBrown County Clerk$15 nonrefundable application fee; renewal $15 (County Code §30.03(3)(a)3. and (6)(b))expires December 31 of the year issued; renewal $15 (County Code §30.03(6)(a)–(b))2026-10-07

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

About each permit

Emergency Alarm User Permit (burglar and hold-up alarms)

A business with a burglar or hold-up alarm system needs an emergency alarm user permit. The Brown County Clerk's Emergency Alarm Permit page states that alarms located in the Villages of Bellevue, Denmark, Howard, Pulaski, Suamico and Wrightstown and the Towns of Eaton, Glenmore, Green Bay, Holland, Humboldt, Lawrence, Ledgeview, Morrison, New Denmark, Pittsfield, Rockland, Scott and Wrightstown must apply with Brown County, and directs alarms in the City of Green Bay, the City of De Pere and the Villages of Allouez, Ashwaubenon and Hobart to those municipalities. The page lists an annual fee of $40 per permit, and the Rates and Fees appendix of the 2026 Adopted Budget lists $40, or $45 with the late fee; the 2027 Proposed Budget lists the same amounts. Under County Code §30.03(3)(b) a separate permit is needed for each type of system (burglar or hold-up) at a location, and each permit is valid for one year and renewed by January 1. Section 30.03(2)(b) excludes fire alarms and alarms monitoring temperature, humidity or other conditions not tied to intrusion or robbery. Mail the application and a check payable to the Brown County Clerk to P.O. Box 23600, Green Bay, WI 54305-3600.

Alarm Business License

County Code §30.03(2)(a) defines an alarm business as any business operated for profit that alters, installs, leases, maintains, monitors, replaces, sells, services or responds to a burglar or hold-up alarm system, including answering services and central stations. Under §30.03(3)(a), anyone engaged in an alarm business in the county applies to the County Clerk's Office for a license; the application carries a nonrefundable $15 fee. Under §30.03(6) every alarm business license expires on December 31 of the year issued and is renewed on payment of $15. The fee is set in the ordinance text itself (chapter updated 6/22/23). Section 30.03(3)(a)5. exempts an alarm business that already holds an alarm business license from another jurisdiction within Brown County whose provisions are substantially similar. A licensed alarm business that protects its own premises with an alarm also needs a user permit for that system. Contact the County Clerk, P.O. Box 23600, Green Bay, WI 54305-3600.

Contact

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Sources

Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.

  1. Brown County 2026 Adopted Budget, Rates and Fees AppendixBrown County, Wisconsin · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-06
  2. Brown County 2027 Proposed Budget — Appendices, "Rates and Fees" (published October 1, 2026; proposed only)Brown County Executive · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-07
  3. Brown County Code ch. 30 — Private alarm systems (§30.03), updated 6/22/23Brown County · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-07
  4. Emergency Alarm Permit — Annual Fee $40 per Permit; municipalities that apply with Brown CountyBrown County Clerk · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-07

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