§ 300. Legislative findings and declaration of intent. The legislature recognizes the paramount importance of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the state and further recognizes that when the lives or property of its citizens are in imminent danger that timely and appropriate assistance must be rendered. The legislature recognizes further that […]
§ 302. Application of article. This article shall apply to every county except a county wholly contained within a city and every city having a population of a million or more persons.
§ 303. Establishment of surcharge for system costs. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, any municipality of this state, acting through its board, is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt, amend or repeal local laws to impose a surcharge in an amount not to exceed thirty-five cents per access line per […]
§ 304. Application; limitations; exemptions. 1. The surcharge established pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be imposed on a per access line basis on all current bills rendered for local exchange access service within the 911 service area. 2. Any such surcharge shall have uniform application and shall be imposed throughout the entire […]
§ 305. Collection of surcharge. 1. The appropriate service supplier or suppliers serving a 911 service area shall act as collection agent for the municipality and shall remit the funds collected as the surcharge to the chief fiscal officer of the county every month. Such funds shall be remitted no later than thirty days after […]
§ 306. Liability for surcharge. 1. Each service supplier customer who is subject to the provisions of this article shall be liable to the municipality for the surcharge until it has been paid to the municipality, except that payment to a service supplier is sufficient to relieve the customer from further liability for such surcharge. […]
§ 307. System revenues; adjustment of surcharge. All surcharge monies remitted to the municipality by a service supplier and all other monies dedicated to the payment of system costs from whatever source derived or received by the municipality shall be expended only upon authorization of the board and only for payment of system costs as […]
§ 308. Miscellaneous provisions. 1. At least one public service answering point within and serving the 911 service area of a municipality which has enacted a local law or resolution pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be operated on a twenty-four hour basis. 2. The board may also apply for and accept federal […]
