Section 1-310 – 9-1-1 Fee
(a) This section does not apply to prepaid wireless telecommunications service. (b) Each subscriber to switched local exchange access service or CMRS or other 9–1–1–accessible service shall pay a State 9–1–1 fee. (c) (1) Subject to paragraphs (2) through (5) of this subsection, the State 9–1–1 fee is 50 cents per month for each switched local exchange access service, […]
Section 1-311 – Additional Charge
(a) This section does not apply to prepaid wireless telecommunications service. (b) In addition to the State 9–1–1 fee, the governing body of each county, by ordinance or resolution enacted or adopted after a public hearing, may impose a county 9–1–1 fee to be added to all current bills rendered for switched local exchange access service or […]
Section 1-312 – Expenditures by Counties for 9-1-1 Systems
(a) (1) During each county’s fiscal year, the county may spend the amounts distributed to it from State 9–1–1 fee collections for the installation, enhancement, maintenance, and operation of a county or multicounty 9–1–1 system. (2) A county may not spend the amounts distributed to it from State 9–1–1 fee collections for any purpose associated with the 9–8–8 […]
Section 1-313 – Prepaid Wireless E 9-1-1 Fee
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Consumer” means a person that purchases prepaid wireless telecommunications service in a retail transaction. (3) “Provider” means a person that provides prepaid wireless telecommunications service under a license issued by the Federal Communications Commission. (4) “Retail transaction” means the purchase of prepaid wireless telecommunications service from a […]
Section 1-314 – Multiple-Line Telephone Systems — Direct Dial (Kari’s Law)
(a) In this section, “multiple–line telephone system” means a system that: (1) consists of common control units, telephone sets, control hardware and software, and adjunct systems, including network and premises–based systems; and (2) is designed to aggregate more than one incoming voice communication channel for use by more than one telephone. (b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of […]
Section 1-315 – Immunity From Liability for Transmission Failures
An emergency services Internet Protocol network provider and a core service provider of Next Generation 9–1–1 services have the same immunity from liability for transmission failures as that approved by the Public Service Commission for local exchange telephone companies, or for a provider of telecommunications services through evolving technology, that are subject to regulation by […]
Section 1-401 – General Consideration
(a) There is a Sexual Offender Advisory Board. (b) The Board consists of the following members: (1) the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services, or the Secretary’s designee; (2) the Secretary of Health, or the Secretary’s designee; (3) the Secretary of Juvenile Services, or the Secretary’s designee; (4) a representative of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, designated […]
Section 1-502 – Statewide Interoperability Radio Control Board
(a) There is a Statewide Interoperability Radio Control Board in the Department of Information Technology. (b) The Board consists of the following members: (1) the Secretary of Information Technology, or the Secretary’s designee; (2) the Secretary of State Police, or the Secretary’s designee; (3) the Secretary of Transportation, or the Secretary’s designee; (4) the Director of the Maryland Institute for Emergency […]
Section 1-503 – Duties of Board
(a) The Board shall coordinate the operation and maintenance of a Statewide Public Safety Interoperability Radio System. (b) The Board’s responsibilities include: (1) establishing standard operating procedures, quality of service standards, and maintenance guidelines for the System; (2) establishing working groups of the System’s users, including: (i) a System Managers Committee to advise on technical system issues, such as upgrades, […]
Section 1-306 – Responsibilities of Board — Coordination of Enhancement of 9-1-1 Systems
(a) The Board shall coordinate the enhancement of county 9–1–1 systems. (b) The Board’s responsibilities include: (1) establishing planning guidelines for enhanced 9–1–1 system plans and deployment of wireless enhanced 9–1–1 service in accordance with this subtitle; (2) establishing procedures to review and approve or disapprove county plans and to evaluate requests for variations from the planning guidelines established […]