69-5-205.  Direct 911 dial for multi-line telephone systems — Notice.

(1)  An owner or operator of a multi-line telephone system shall configure a multi-line telephone system in a manner that allows an individual to place a 911 call by dialing the digits 9-1-1 without an additional code, digit, prefix, postfix, or trunk-access code.

Terms Used In Utah Code 69-5-205

  • Multi-line telephone system: means a network- or premises-based telephone system installed at an end-use location that uses common control units, common telephones, and common control hardware and software to provide a connection to the public switched network to multiple end-users at the end-use location. See Utah Code 69-5-102
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2)  A person that is exempt from this chapter under Section 69-5-201 that has not complied with Subsection (1) shall post, in a visible place within five feet of each telephone that is connected to the multi-line telephone system, a notice that:

(a)  states that the phone may not be used to directly access 911 services by dialing 9-1-1;

(b)  indicates how an individual may access 911 services through the telephone;

(c)  is printed in contrasting colors in at least 16-point boldface type; and

(d)  includes the following information for the location of the telephone:

(i)  the street address, and, if applicable, the business name, of the location of the telephone;

(ii)  any applicable office, unit, or building number of the location of the telephone; and

(iii)  an applicable room number, or other equivalent designation, of the location of the telephone.

Enacted by Chapter 200, 2017 General Session