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§ 5399. Prohibited release of information

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 35 Pa.C.S.A. Health and SafetyEffective: July 25, 2016

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 35 Pa.C.S.A. Health and Safety
Part III. Public Safety
Chapter 53. 911 Emergency Communication Services (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 25, 2016
35 Pa.C.S.A. § 5399
§ 5399. Prohibited release of information
Currentness
(a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other law, in a response to a request under the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L. 6, No. 3),1 known as the Right-to-Know Law, a PSAP may not release individual identifying information of an individual calling a 911 center, victim or witness.
(b) Applicability.--This section shall not apply if the PSAP or a court determines that the public interest in disclosure outweighs the interest in nondisclosure.
(c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term “identifying information” includes name, telephone number and home address. The term does not include:
(1) The location of the incident, unless the location is the caller's, victim's or witness's home address or the disclosure of the location would compromise the identity of the caller, victim or witness.
(2) The street block identifier, the cross street or the mile marker nearest the scene of the incident, which shall be public.

Credits

2016, May 24, P.L. 228, No. 30, § 1, effective in 60 days [July 25, 2016].

Footnotes

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65 P.S. § 67.101 et seq.
35 Pa.C.S.A. § 5399, PA ST 35 Pa.C.S.A. § 5399
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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