Sec. 28-28a. Subscriber information to be provided. Immunity from liability.
Sec. 28-28a. Subscriber information to be provided. Immunity from liability.
A telephone company or voice over Internet protocol service provider, as defined in
section 28-30b, shall forward to any public safety answering point or other answering
point equipped for enhanced 9-1-1 service the telephone number and street address of
any telephone used to place a 9-1-1 call, provided a voice over Internet protocol service
provider shall be in compliance with this section if the provider complies with the requirements for forwarding such information contained in 47 CFR 9 and this chapter
provided the provisions of this chapter are not addressed by, or are not inconsistent with,
federal law or regulations, regarding the provision of enhanced 9-1-1 service in the state
of Connecticut. Subscriber information provided in accordance with this section shall
be used only for the purpose of responding to emergency calls or for the investigation
of false or intentionally misleading reports of incidents requiring emergency service.
No telephone company or its agents and no voice over Internet protocol service provider
or its agents shall be liable to any person who uses the enhanced 9-1-1 service established
under sections 28-25, 28-25a, 28-25b, 28-26, 28-27, 28-27a, and 28-28, this section and
sections 28-28b, 28-29, 28-29a and 28-29b for release of the information specified in
this section or for any failure of equipment or procedure in connection with enhanced
9-1-1 service.
(P.A. 84-416, S. 8, 15; P.A. 90-230, S. 46, 101; P.A. 07-106, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 90-230 deleted internal references; P.A. 07-106 required voice over Internet protocol service providers
to comply with section, provided them immunity from liability and added provision re providers' compliance with federal
law, effective July 1, 2007.
Cited. 223 C. 731.