§ 1-304. Enhanced 9-1-1 system required
West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic SafetyEffective: October 1, 2022
Effective: October 1, 2022
MD Code, Public Safety, § 1-304
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 41, § 18-102
§ 1-304. Enhanced 9-1-1 system required
(b) If implementation is preceded by cooperative planning, the enhanced 9-1-1 system required under subsection (a) of this section may operate as part of a multicounty system.
(c)(1) Services available through a 9-1-1 system shall include police, fire fighting, and emergency ambulance services.
(d)(1) The digits 9-1-1 are the primary emergency telephone number in the 9-1-1 system.
(e) Educational information that relates to emergency services made available by the State or a county:
(f)(1) Each public safety answering point shall notify the public safety agencies in a county 9-1-1 system of requests for emergency services in the county.
(g) Counties, other units of local government, public safety agencies, and public safety answering points may enter into cooperative agreements for the allocation of maintenance, operational, and capital costs attributable to the 9-1-1 system.
(h)(1) Each public safety answering point shall develop a written policy on the procedures to be followed by the public safety answering point when a call is received that involves an individual suffering an active mental health crisis.
Credits
Added by Acts 2003, c. 5, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 301, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 302, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019; Acts 2020, c. 375, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 376, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2022, c. 687, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 688, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022.
MD Code, Public Safety, § 1-304, MD PUBLIC SAFETY § 1-304
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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