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Assembly Bill A4189

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires wireless communications service suppliers to provide contact information to the state police to facilitate an emergency response

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2013-A4189 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 32-A ยง676, Gen Bus L

2013-A4189 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires wireless communications service suppliers to provide contact information to the state police to facilitate an emergency response.

2013-A4189 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4189

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 1, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. BOYLAND, ROBERTS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A. GABRYSZAK -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on  Economic
  Development

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring wire-
  less  communications  service suppliers to provide contact information
  to the state police to facilitate an emergency response

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article
32-A to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 32-A
                       TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
SECTION 676. EMERGENCY  WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE DISCLOSURE TO LAW
               ENFORCEMENT.
  S 676. EMERGENCY WIRELESS  COMMUNICATIONS  DEVICE  DISCLOSURE  TO  LAW
ENFORCEMENT. 1. A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE SUPPLIER SHALL PROVIDE
THE  CALL  LOCATION INFORMATION OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE TO A
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IF THE INFORMATION IS NECESSARY TO RESPOND TO  A
CALL  FOR  EMERGENCY  SERVICES  OR IN RESPONSE TO AN EMERGENCY SITUATION
THAT INVOLVES THE RISK OF DEATH OR SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY.
  2. EACH WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE SUPPLIER THAT IS AUTHORIZED TO
CONDUCT BUSINESS IN THIS STATE SHALL PROVIDE ITS NAME AND CONTACT INFOR-
MATION WITH THE NEW YORK STATE POLICE TO FACILITATE INFORMATION REQUESTS
MADE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, THE NEW YORK  STATE
POLICE  SHALL  DISSEMINATE THE CONTACT INFORMATION TO EVERY LAW ENFORCE-
MENT AGENCY IN THIS STATE.
  3. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT  A  WIRELESS
COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE SUPPLIER FROM ESTABLISHING PROTOCOLS BY WHICH THE
SUPPLIER VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSES CALL LOCATION INFORMATION.
  4.  A  WIRELESS  COMMUNICATIONS  SERVICE  SUPPLIER  AND  ITS OFFICERS,
EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR OTHER SPECIFIED PERSONS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE IN  ANY

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06654-01-3

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