Sec. 28-28. Emergency service requests from outside of jurisdiction. Advertisement of emergency telephone numbers other than 9-1-1 prohibited.
Sec. 28-28. Emergency service requests from outside of jurisdiction. Advertisement of emergency telephone numbers other than 9-1-1 prohibited. (a) A public
safety agency which receives a request for emergency service outside of its jurisdiction
shall promptly forward the request to the public safety answering point or public safety
agency responsible for that geographical area. Any emergency unit dispatched to a location outside its jurisdiction in response to such a request shall render service to the
requesting party until relieved by the public safety agency responsible for that geographical area.
(b) Municipalities may enter into written cooperative agreements to carry out the
provisions of subsection (a) of this section.
(c) No public safety agency shall advertise or otherwise promote the use of any
telephone number for emergency response services other than "9-1-1", except when
enhanced 9-1-1 service is not in operation.
(P.A. 84-416, S. 7, 15; P.A. 89-118, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 89-118 added a new Subsec. (c), prohibiting public safety agencies from advertising or promoting use
of any emergency telephone number other than 9-1-1.
Cited. 223 C. 731.