The superintendent of the department of public safety is authorized and empowered to establish such systems of communication for the department as may be appropriate, including one or more radio broadcasting stations in the state, one of which shall be at the departmental headquarters. Such systems shall be used for police purposes only. The superintendent […]
(a) Upon request of a law-enforcement agency, a wireless telecommunications carrier or internet account provider shall provide location information concerning the telecommunications device of the user to the requesting law-enforcement agency in order to respond to a call for emergency services or in an emergency situation that involves the risk of death or serious physical […]
No person in this state shall operate any radio transmitter on any frequency assigned by the federal communications commission to the department of public safety unless authorized by the superintendent of the department of public safety. Such authorization may be revoked by the superintendent whenever he finds that such transmitter is being operated in violation […]
The superintendent of the department of public safety shall broadcast all police dispatches and reports submitted which, in his opinion, have a reasonable relation to or connection with the apprehension of criminals, the prevention of crime, or the maintenance of peace, safety and order in the state. It shall be the duty of every sheriff […]
Every telegraph and telephone company operating in this state shall give priority to all messages or calls directed to the State Police radio station or stations provided for in this article. A person responsible for failure to do so shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof fined not to exceed $500.
No person shall intercept any message or transmission made on or over any communications system established by the department of public safety and use the information obtained thereby to aid, abet or assist in committing a crime, or in violating any law of this state, or use the same in a manner which will interfere […]
The superintendent of the department of public safety is empowered to authorize a statewide survey, and to seek cooperation of the federal communications commission in the survey, to determine suitable locations for the state radio station or stations provided for in this article.
The superintendent of the department of public safety may employ, establish the qualifications for and, within the limits of available funds, fix the salaries of radio engineers, radio technicians, radio operators, radio teletype operators and other personnel as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this article.
The superintendent of the department of public safety shall have authority to prescribe and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this article.
Justices of the peace shall have concurrent jurisdiction with other courts in the enforcement of this article.
