Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:795 – Primary emergency telephone number; 911
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:795
- Public agency: means any agency or political subdivision of the state which provides or has authority to provide firefighting, police, ambulance, medical, or other emergency services. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:792
- Public safety agency: means a functional division of a public agency which provides firefighting, police, medical, or other emergency services. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:792
The digits 911 shall be the primary emergency telephone number within the system, but a public agency or public safety agency may maintain a separate secondary backup number, and shall maintain a separate number for non-emergency telephone calls.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 94, §1.