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H.B. 104 Enrolled

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WIRELESS CALL LOCATION INFORMATION

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2013 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Mark A. Wheatley

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Senate Sponsor: Gene Davis

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies Department of Public Safety provisions regarding emergency
             10      location of calls.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    provides that mobile telecommunications services shall provide call location
             14      information to law enforcement agencies and public safety communications centers
             15      in cases of emergency;
             16          .    authorizes the mobile telecommunications services to establish request procedures;
             17      and
             18          .    provides that a mobile telecommunications service is not civilly liable for providing
             19      information in good faith.
             20      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             21          None
             22      Other Special Clauses:
             23          None
             24      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             25      ENACTS:
             26          53-10-104.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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             28      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             29          Section 1. Section 53-10-104.5 is enacted to read:


             30          53-10-104.5. Wireless service -- Call location in emergencies.
             31          (1) As used in this section:
             32          (a) "Call location information" means the best available location information, including
             33      information obtained by use of historical cellular site information or a mobile locator tool.
             34          (b) "Law enforcement agency" or "agency" has the same definition as in Section
             35      53-1-102 .
             36          (c) "Mobile telecommunications service" has the same definition as in Section 54-8b-2 .
             37          (d) "Telecommunication device" has the same definition as in Section 76-6-409.5 .
             38          (2) A mobile telecommunications service shall provide call location information
             39      regarding a telecommunication device user whom a law enforcement agency has reason to
             40      believe is in need of services under Subsection (2)(a) or (b), upon the request of a law
             41      enforcement agency or a public safety communications center if the agency or center
             42      determines the location information is necessary in order to respond to:
             43          (a) a call for emergency response services; or
             44          (b) an emergency situation that involves the imminent risk of death or serious bodily
             45      injury as defined in Section 76-1-601 .
             46          (3) The mobile telecommunications service may establish procedures for its voluntary
             47      response to a request for location under Subsection (2).
             48          (4) A mobile telecommunications service that, acting in good faith, provides
             49      information as requested under Subsection (2) may not be held civilly liable for providing the
             50      information.
             51          (5) (a) The division shall obtain contact information from all mobile
             52      telecommunication service providers that provide services in this state to facilitate
             53      communicating location requests under Subsection (2).
             54          (b) The division shall provide the contact information to all public safety
             55      communications centers in the state and shall provide updates to the contact information.


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