§ 7-86-320. Immunity or Protection From Liability
If a provider of an IP-enabled service offers 911 or E911 services and such provider complies with federal communication commission Order #05-116, adopted May 19, 2005, that provider, its officers, directors, employees, vendors, and agents, shall have immunity or other protection from liability of a scope and extent that is not less than the scope […]
§ 7-86-401. Short Title
This part shall be known and may be cited as “Kari’s Law.”
§ 7-86-402. Part Definitions
As used in this part: “911 service” has the same meaning as defined in § 7-86-103; “Entity” means an owner or operator of a business, the state, or a local government; “IP-enabled services” has the same meaning as defined in § 7-86-103; and “Telephone system” includes a multiline telephone system and any equivalent system that […]
§ 7-86-403. Free Access to 911 Telephone Services — Upgrades to Hardware or Software Systems — Liability
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b): An entity that owns or controls a telephone system that is capable of outbound dialing or access shall configure the telephone system to allow a person initiating a 911 call on the telephone system direct access to 911 service without an additional code, digit, prefix, postfix, or trunk […]
§ 7-86-314. Removal of Member or Board
Effective July 1, 2017, any member of the board of directors of an emergency communications district with four (4) consecutive unexcused absences or who fails to attend at least fifty percent (50%) of regularly scheduled meetings within any twelve-month period shall automatically be removed from the board. Upon removal of a member pursuant to subdivision […]
§ 7-86-315. Report to Governor and Speakers of General Assembly
The board shall report annually to the governor and the speakers of the general assembly on the activities of the board for the preceding year. The board shall receive and consider from any source whatsoever, whether private or governmental, suggestions for amendments to this chapter.
§ 7-86-316. 911 Calls in Nonemergency Situations Prohibited — Penalty
Contacting 911 for some purpose other than to report an emergency or an event that the person contacting 911 reasonably believes to be an emergency is a Class C misdemeanor. Aggravated nonemergency contact of 911 is contacting 911 as described in subsection (a) where: An individual makes nonemergency contact to 911 in an offensively repetitious […]
§ 7-86-317. Rules and Regulations
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the board shall promulgate rules and regulations to safeguard proprietary information submitted to the board. Such rules and regulations shall be consistent with determinations, actions, customs, and practices of the Tennessee regulatory agency with respect to proprietary information. Any information determined to be proprietary in accordance with such […]
§ 7-86-318. Part Not to Be Construed to Regulate Commercial Mobile Radio Service (Cmrs)
Nothing in this part shall be construed to constitute the regulation of the entry or of rates charged by CMRS providers for any service or feature that they provide to their CMRS customers, or to prohibit a CMRS provider from charging a CMRS subscriber for any service or feature provided to such customer.
§ 7-86-319. Duty of Commercial Providers No Greater Than That of Noncommercial Providers
A commercial mobile radio service provider shall not have any greater responsibility or duty to its customers or other persons with respect to 911 calls and the operation of a 911 system than does a noncommercial mobile radio service provider to its customers or other persons.