§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 […]
§24-6-11. Confidentiality of Proprietary Information
In recognition of the fact that information pertaining to numbers of customers and revenues collected by the CMRS providers is obtained and maintained in a competitive environment and that information pertaining to the providers' subscribers could be used to the disadvantage of the participating CMRS provider, the Legislature declares that any such information provided by […]
§24-6-12. Dispatching of Towing Services for Emergency Towing of Vehicles; Exceptions
(a) Every three years, the county commission of each county or the municipality operating an emergency telephone system or an enhanced emergency telephone system shall, in consultation with all public safety units, public agencies and all available towing services registered as common carriers pursuant to the provisions of chapter twenty-four-a of this code, establish a […]
§24-6-5. Enhanced Emergency Telephone System Requirements
NOTE: West Virginia Code 24-6-5 was amended by two bills passed during the 2020 Regular Session of the Legislature. When two acts of the Legislature amend the same section of the Code without express recognition in the bill of the action of the other bill, the Legislative Manager makes no determination as to the appropriate, […]
§24-4-5. Violation of Commission's Orders as Contempt Punishable by Commission
Any person or public utility who shall violate any of the orders or findings of the commission shall be guilty of contempt, and the commission shall have the same power to punish therefor as is now conferred on the circuit court, with the right of appeal in all cases to the Supreme Court of Appeals.