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§ 5311.1. Immunity

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 35 Pa.C.S.A. Health and SafetyEffective: August 1, 2015

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: August 1, 2015
35 Pa.C.S.A. § 5311.1
§ 5311.1. Immunity
(a) Local government.--A 911 system or a wireless E-911 system run by county and local governments shall be a local agency which shall enjoy local governmental immunity as provided under 42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 85 Subch. C (relating to actions against local parties).1
(b) Entities.--The following shall not be liable for an act or omission to a person who directly or indirectly uses a 911 emergency service or provides information to 911 systems under this section except for willful or wanton misconduct:
(1) A 911 system.
(2) A 911 service provider.
(3) A provider or communication service provider, including a provider of Next Generation 911 technology.
(4) An officer, director, employee, vendor or agent of an entity listed under paragraphs (1), (2) and (3).
(c) Applicability.--The immunity under subsection (b) shall apply to the following:
(1) The release to PSAPs, providers of emergency notification services or providers of emergency support services of information authorized under this chapter, including nonpublished telephone numbers.
(2) The release to the Federal Communications Commission, the public utility commission, the board or any Federal or Commonwealth agency with the authority to regulate the provision of telecommunications services of telephone company information specified in this section that is not already part of public records, including information regarding the number of liens served by an individual company, except for nonpublic information regarding the company's individual customer names, addresses and telephone numbers.
(3) Interruptions, omissions, defects, errors, mistakes or delays in transmission occurring in the course of the delivery of 911 emergency services and other emergency services, including next generation 911 services under this chapter, unless the interruptions, omissions, defects, errors, mistakes or delays are caused by the willful or wanton misconduct of a person listed under subsection (b).
(4) Any other matter relating to the provision of 911 communications service or a 911 system.

Credits

2010, Nov. 23, P.L. 1181, No. 118, § 2.1, effective Jan. 1, 2011. Amended 2015, June 29, P.L. 36, No. 12, § 6, effective Aug. 1, 2015.

Footnotes

42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8541 et seq.
35 Pa.C.S.A. § 5311.1, PA ST 35 Pa.C.S.A. § 5311.1
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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