The general assembly hereby finds and declares that dialing 911 is the most effective and familiar way the public has of seeking emergency assistance. Basic emergency service and public safety is fundamentally a government concern and the exercise of police powers for the protection and betterment of the health, safety, security, and welfare of the […]
As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires: “911” means a three-digit abbreviated dialing code used to report an emergency situation requiring a response by an emergency service provider. “911 access connection” means any communications service including wireline, wireless cellular, interconnected voice-over-internet-protocol, or satellite in which connections are enabled, configured, or capable […]
Basic emergency service is regulated by the commission under article 15 of title 40. The commission may promulgate rules to implement this part 1 and to resolve disputes regarding the collection, payment, remittance, and audit of the emergency telephone charge, 911 surcharge. The commission rules may impose penalties as provided by this part 1 and […]
In addition to any other powers for the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare, a governing body may incur any equipment, installation, and other directly related costs for the continued operation of an emergency telephone service as described in section 29-11-104, and may pay such costs by imposing an emergency telephone charge on […]
Effective January 1, 2021, a 911 surcharge, referred to in this section as the “surcharge”, is hereby imposed on service users in an amount to be established annually by the commission but not to exceed fifty cents per month per 911 access connection. On or before October 1, 2020, and on or before October 1 […]
As used in this section: “Consumer” means a person who purchases prepaid wireless telecommunications service in a retail transaction. “Department” means the department of revenue. “Prepaid wireless 911 charge” means the charge imposed under subsection (2) of this section to pay for the expenses authorized in section 29-11-104 (2)(a). “Provider” means a person that provides […]
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: “Consumer” means a person who purchases prepaid wireless telecommunications service in a retail transaction. “Department” means the department of revenue. “Prepaid wireless TRS charge” means the charge that is required to be collected by a seller from a consumer under subsection (2) of this section. […]
Every service supplier providing service within a governing body’s jurisdiction shall collect an emergency telephone charge imposed in accordance with section 29-11-102 and the 911 surcharge imposed in accordance with section 29-11-102.3 from its service users. The duty to collect or remit charges commences at the time specified by the governing body in the case […]
Repealed. Money collected from the emergency telephone charge imposed pursuant to section 29-11-102 , the 911 surcharge imposed pursuant to section 29-11-102.3 , and the prepaid wireless 911 charge imposed pursuant to section 29-11-102.5 shall be spent by or on behalf of a governing body solely to pay for: (2) (a) (I) Money collected from […]
No basic emergency service provider or service supplier and no employee or agent of a basic emergency service provider or service supplier shall be liable to any person for infringement or invasion of the right of privacy of any person caused or claimed to have been caused, directly or indirectly, by any act or omission […]
Installers, managers, or operators of MLTS in Colorado shall meet the requirements set forth in 47 U.S.C. sec. 623 and any other applicable federal law. The commission, by rule, shall create a mechanism for members of the public to report violations of this section and shall forward reports it receives to the appropriate federal authorities. […]
