Section 53106.
53106. “Referral method,” as used in this article, means a telephone service which, upon the receipt of a telephone request for emergency services, provides the requesting party with the telephone number of the appropriate public safety agency or other provider of emergency services. The use of the referral method shall only be used for nonemergency […]
Section 53115.2.
53115.2. (a) The State 911 Advisory Board shall advise the office on all of the following subjects: (1) Policies, practices, and procedures for the California 911 Emergency Communications Office. (2) Technical and operational standards for the California 911 system consistent with the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) standards. (3) Training standards for county coordinators and Public Safety Answering Point […]
Section 53107.
53107. “Basic system,” as used in this article, means a telephone service which automatically connects a person dialing the digits “911” to an established public safety answering point through normal telephone service facilities. (Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1005.)
Section 53108.
53108. “Sophisticated system,” as used in this article, means a basic system with the additional capability of automatic identification of the caller’s number, holding the incoming call, reconnection on the same telephone line, clearing a telephone line, or automatic call routing or combinations of such capabilities. (Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1005.)
Section 53108.1.
53108.1. “Incremental costs”, as used in this article, mean any costs necessary for the establishment of a system required by this article and recommended for reimbursement by the advisory committee established by Section 53115.1 other than costs for (1) a basic system, (2) a basic system with telephone central office identification, or (3) a system […]
Section 53108.5.
53108.5. “Division,” as used in this article, means the Public Safety Communications Division within the Office of Emergency Services. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 353, Sec. 96. (SB 820) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 129 of Ch. 353.)
Section 53109.
53109. Every local public agency within its respective jurisdiction shall establish and have in operation by December 31, 1985, a basic system as provided in this article, or be part of such a system. The establishment of such systems shall be centralized to the extent feasible. Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit […]
Section 53109.5.
53109.5. The Legislature finds and declares that environmental considerations in the Tahoe region have halted or delayed the development of facilities necessary for the establishment of a local emergency telephone system in that area. Accordingly, local public agencies in the Tahoe region, as defined in subdivision (a) of Article II of Section 66801 of the […]
Section 53110.
53110. (a) Every system shall include police, firefighting, and emergency medical and ambulance services, and may include other emergency services, in the discretion of the affected local public agency, such as poison control services, suicide prevention services, and civil defense services. The system may incorporate private ambulance service. In areas in which a public safety agency […]
Section 53111.
53111. The digits “911” shall be the primary emergency telephone number within the system, but a public agency or public safety agency may maintain a separate secondary backup number, and shall maintain a separate number for nonemergency telephone calls. (Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1005.)