EMERGENCY 9-1-1 SERVICE ENABLING ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 32 of 1986
Chapter VI

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484.1601 Technical assistance and assistance in resolving dispute.

Sec. 601.

    The emergency 9-1-1 service committee created in section 712, upon request by a service supplier, county, public agency, or public service agency, shall provide, to the extent possible, technical assistance regarding the formulation or implementation, or both, of a 9-1-1 service plan and assistance in resolving a dispute between or among a service supplier, county, public agency, or public safety agency regarding their respective rights and duties under this act.


History: 1986, Act 32, Imd. Eff. Mar. 17, 1986 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 36, Imd. Eff. June 1, 1989 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 80, Eff. Oct. 27, 1999 ;-- Am. 2007, Act 165, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 2007
Compiler's Notes: Sec. 601, being MCL 484.1601 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, as originally enacted by 1986 PA 32 and amended by 1989 PA 36, was repealed by Section 2 of 1994 PA 29, Eff. Mar. 2, 1994. Subsequent to its repeal by 1994 PA 29, Sec. 601 was amended by 1999 PA 80, Eff. Oct. 27, 1999.
Popular Name: 9-1-1



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484.1602 Development of voluntary informal dispute resolution process; hearing dispute as contested case.

Sec. 602.

    (1) The committee shall develop a voluntary informal dispute resolution process that can be utilized by any party in resolving any dispute involving the formulation, implementation, delivery, and funding of 9-1-1 services in this state.
    (2) Except for a dispute between a commercial mobile radio service and a local exchange provider as defined under section 408, a dispute between or among 1 or more service suppliers, counties, public agencies, public service agencies, or any combination of those entities regarding their respective rights and duties under this act shall be heard as a contested case before the public service commission as provided in the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.


History: 1986, Act 32, Imd. Eff. Mar. 17, 1986 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 36, Imd. Eff. June 1, 1989 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 29, Imd. Eff. Mar. 2, 1994 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 80, Eff. Oct. 27, 1999 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 244, Eff. Jan. 1, 2004 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 515, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 2005 ;-- Am. 2007, Act 165, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 2007
Popular Name: 9-1-1





484.1603 Repealed. 1989, Act 36, Imd. Eff. June 1, 1989.


Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to review and findings regarding implementation of a 9-1-1 emergency service.
Popular Name: 9-1-1



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484.1604 Liability for civil damages.

Sec. 604.

     Except for pro rata charges for the service during a period when the service may be fully or partially inoperative, a service supplier, public agency, PSAP, or an officer, agent, or employee of any service supplier, public agency, or PSAP, or an owner or lessee of a pay station telephone shall not be liable for civil damages to any person as a result of an act or omission on the part of the service supplier, public agency, PSAP, or an officer, agent, or employee of any service supplier, public agency, or PSAP, or an owner or lessee in complying with any provision of this act, unless the act or omission amounts to a criminal act or to gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct.


History: 1986, Act 32, Imd. Eff. Mar. 17, 1986 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 80, Eff. Oct. 27, 1999
Popular Name: 9-1-1



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484.1605 Prohibited use of emergency 9-1-1 service; violation; penalty; exception.

Sec. 605.

    (1) A person shall not use an emergency 9-1-1 service authorized by this act for any reason other than to call for an emergency response service from a primary public safety answering point.
    (2) A person who knowingly uses or attempts to use an emergency 9-1-1 service for a purpose other than authorized in subsection (1) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 180 days or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.
    (3) A person who violates subsection (2) and has 1 or more prior convictions under this section is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.
    (4) This section does not apply to a person who calls a public safety answering point to report a crime or seek assistance that is not an emergency unless the call is repeated after the person is told to call a different number.


History: Add. 1999, Act 80, Eff. Oct. 27, 1999 ;-- Am. 2007, Act 165, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 2007
Popular Name: 9-1-1



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