Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:844 – Confidentiality
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:844
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Emergency: means an actual or imminent threat to public health or safety which may result in loss of life, injury, or property damage. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:841
- Emergency alert provider: means a third party which is designated by a parish office of homeland security and emergency preparedness to provide emergency alert services for that parish and which is certified as such by the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness1. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:841
- Emergency alert services: means the placement of telephone calls to notify the public of an emergency or to provide information relative to an emergency. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:841
- Parish office of homeland security and emergency preparedness: means an agency of local government established pursuant to La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:841
- Telephone company: means an entity which provides local telephone service to subscribers for a fee. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:841
- Unlisted number: means an active telephone number which is not published in a telephone directory. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:841
A. Any listed or unlisted number provided by a telephone company pursuant to this Chapter shall be used only by a parish office of homeland security and emergency preparedness or its emergency alert provider, acting at the request of such an office, for the exclusive purpose of providing emergency alert services. Any use involving the reproduction, publishing, reselling, disclosing, tampering with, or providing access to information in the database for any purpose other than the provision of emergency alert service is strictly prohibited.
B. Any unlisted number provided to a parish office of homeland security and emergency preparedness or its emergency alert provider pursuant to this Chapter shall be held in strict confidence by that office, provider, and employees of such office or provider and shall not be disclosed to any other person or persons. Any deliberate violation of this Subsection shall be grounds for a civil suit by the aggrieved subscriber against the parish office of homeland security and emergency preparedness, the emergency alert provider, and any employee of the office or provider responsible for such violation.
C. In the event that a telephone company is named as a defendant in any action instituted by a subscriber concerning the unauthorized use of such subscriber’s listed or unlisted number, the appropriate parish office of homeland security and emergency preparedness or its emergency alert provider shall indemnify and hold the telephone company harmless in such action, including the provision of a timely defense.
Acts 1997, No. 199, §2, eff. June 13, 1997; Acts 2003, No. 40, §4, eff. May 23, 2003.