§24-6-13. Confidentiality of Certain Calls to County Answering Points and Records; Retention of Records
(a) Except as provided by the provisions of this section, calls for emergency service to a county answering point are not confidential. All calls for emergency service reporting alleged criminal conduct which are recorded electronically, in writing or in any other form are to be kept confidential by the county answering point receiving the call […]
§24-6-14. Notification of Mining Accidents
Each county answering point that receives a call reporting an accident in or about any mine shall immediately route the call to the Mine and Industrial Accident Emergency Operations Center created pursuant to section two, article five-a, chapter fifteen of this code.
§24-6-15. Commission to Implement Ng911 in West Virginia
(a) Legislative findings. (1) The Legislature finds that: (A) Communication technology has substantially outpaced the legacy communication technology presently utilized by most public safety answering points in the State of West Virginia;
§24-6-6. Enhanced Emergency Telephone System Proposed Requirement
(a) If a county commission decides to adopt an enhanced emergency services telephone system it shall first prepare a proposal on the implementation of the system and shall hold a public meeting on the proposal to explain the system and receive comments from other public officials and interested persons. At least thirty but not more […]
§24-6-6a. Alternate Procedure for Proposal by the Department of Public Safety
(a) In any county or counties which have areas thereof not receiving service from an enhanced emergency services telephone system, the department of public safety may prepare a proposal on the implementation of such a system and may cause a public meeting to be held on the proposal to explain the system and receive comments […]
§24-6-6b. Wireless Enhanced 911 Fee; Public Safety Wireless Fee; Wireless Tower Fee
(a) All CMRS providers as defined in 24-6-2 of this code shall, on a monthly basis or otherwise for good cause and as directed by order of the Public Service Commission, collect from each of their in-state two-way service subscribers a wireless enhanced 911 fee, a public safety fee, and a wireless tower fee. As […]
§24-6-7. Resolution of Conflicts
In the event that a conflict arises between county commissions, between telephone companies, between a telephone company or companies and a county commission or commissions, or between the department of public safety and any of the foregoing entities concerning an emergency telephone system or systems or an enhanced emergency telephone system or systems, the Public […]
§24-6-8. Limitation of Liability
A public agency or a telephone company participating in an emergency telephone system or a county which has established an enhanced emergency telephone system, and any officer, agent or employee of the public agency, telephone company or county is not liable for damages in a civil action for injuries, death or loss to persons or […]
§24-6-9. Prohibitions and Penalty
(a) No person may knowingly use the telephone number of an emergency telephone system or enhanced emergency telephone system to report an emergency if he or she knows that no such emergency exists. (b) No person may disclose or use, for any purpose other than for an emergency telephone system or enhanced emergency telephone system, […]
§24-6-10. Prohibition Against Using "911" in Company Name
No person or organization of any kind may use "911" or such other numbers which are similar and calculated to deceive the public as representing "911" services in their name unless the person or organization is authorized to provide emergency telephone services for firefighting, law enforcement and medical personnel. The Public Service Commission shall propose […]