Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2923-B – Notice of service discontinuation
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1. Notice. A public safety answering point shall provide notice to the bureau prior to discontinuing service to a municipality. A public safety answering point may not provide the notice under this subsection less than one year prior to the date that the public safety answering point discontinues service, unless the bureau finds reasonable grounds to authorize a shorter period of time for the notification. If appropriate, the bureau shall notify the department of the notice of discontinuing service received by the bureau from a public safety answering point.
[PL 2023, c. 186, §1 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2923-B
- Bureau: means the Emergency Services Communication Bureau within the Public Utilities Commission, which is responsible for the statewide implementation and management of E-9-1-1. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2921
- Department: means the Department of Public Safety. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2921
- Municipality: includes cities, towns and plantations, except that "municipality" does not include plantations in Title 10, chapter 110, subchapter IV; or Title 30?A, Part 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Public safety answering point: means a facility with enhanced 9-1-1 capability, operated on a 24-hour basis, assigned the responsibility of receiving 9-1-1 calls and, as appropriate, directly dispatching emergency services or, through transfer routing or relay routing, passing 9-1-1 calls to public or private safety agencies. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2921
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Penalty. A public safety answering point that violates subsection 1 commits a civil violation for which a fine of up to $50 may be adjudged for each day that the notice provided prior to the discontinuance of service to the municipality by the public safety answering point is less than one year. The maximum fine under this subsection is $18,250.
[PL 2023, c. 186, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2023, c. 186, §1 (NEW).