Rockland County, NY
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2024-02-06
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The Code
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 390 Wireless 911 Calls, Routing of
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
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- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
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- Ch 390 Wireless 911 Calls, Routing of
- § 390-1 Title.
- § 390-2 Findings and declaration of intent.
- § 390-3 Definitions.
- § 390-4 Routing.
- § 390-5 Prohibited acts.
- § 390-6 Remedies.
- Ch 394 Wreckers and Towers
- Appendix
- Ch A601 Acts of the Legislature Applicable to Rockland County
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Rockland County Legislature 5-1-2001
by L.L. No. 7-2001. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known as the "Rockland County Wireless 911 Call
Routing Law."
A.
The County Executive and Legislature recognize the paramount
importance of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the County
and further recognize that when the lives or property of its citizens are
in imminent danger appropriate assistance must be rendered as expeditiously
as possible.
B.
The County Executive and Legislature recognize further
that such assistance is increasingly summoned by wireless communications,
including but not limited to cellular phones, and that unintentional, though
avoidable, delays in reaching appropriate emergency aid can and do occur to
the detriment and jeopardy of life and property when such wireless 911 calls
from within Rockland County are routed to other counties or states.
C.
The County Executive and Legislature further find that
a major obstacle to the prompt response to emergent wireless requests for
assistance in Rockland County is the failure of one or more wireless telephone
service suppliers to directly route such calls to the Rockland County public
service answering point (PSAP).
D.
The County Executive and Legislature further find at
the present time that the Rockland County public service answering point (PSAP)
has the most accurate, current and extensive knowledge of Rockland County's
geography, roadways, landmarks, emergency service resources and similar information
of critical importance in emergent situations and can immediately dispatch
the number and type of emergency services the situation requires.
E.
The County Executive and Legislature further find and
declare that, by the enactment of the provisions of this chapter, it is the
intent of the County Executive and the Legislature to fulfill their obligation
to provide for the health, safety and welfare of the people of this County
by mandating the direct routing of all 911 wireless calls by service suppliers
directly to the Rockland County public service answer point (PSAP) so as to
facilitate the rendering of emergency services as expeditiously and effectively
as possible until such time as technology permits direct routing to police
departments.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
The site designated and operated by the County of Rockland through
its Sheriff's office for the purpose of receiving emergency calls, including
those from a wireless telephone service, and dispatching needed emergency
services.
All commercial mobile services, as that term is defined in § 332(d)
of Title 47, United States Code, including all broadband personal communications
services, wireless radio telephone services, geographic area specialized and
enhanced specialized mobile radio services, and incumbent wide area specialized
mobile radio licensees, which offer real time, two-way voice service that
is interconnected with the public switched telephone network.
Any corporation or person as defined in § 1080 of the Tax
Law which provides wireless telephone service in New York State.
All wireless telephone service suppliers doing business in Rockland
County shall route all 911 emergency calls to the Rockland County public service
answering point (PSAP).
A.
No wireless telephone service supplier shall knowingly fail to route wireless 911 telephone calls originating within Rockland County to the Rockland County PSAP as required by § 390-4 above.
B.
No owner, official, employee, or agent of a wireless telephone supplier shall design, implement, arrange or cause, either directly or indirectly, a process or activity whereby 911 calls are routed other than as provided in § 390-4 above.
C.
No person or entity shall either directly or indirectly
solicit, suggest, implore, agree, or otherwise take action so as to cause
or seek to cause a wireless telephone service supplier to route wireless 911
calls from within Rockland County to other than the Rockland County public
service answering point (PSAP).
The County is authorized to pursue any appropriate legal remedy, including,
but not limited to, injunction, to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
