SF 3647

1st Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; making certain emergency responders exempt from
permit requirement for emergency communications equipment; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299C.37, subdivision 3.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299C.37, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Permit.

new text begin (a) new text end The superintendent of the bureau shall, upon written
application, issue a written permit, which shall be nontransferable, to a person, firm,
political subdivision, or corporation showing good cause to use radio equipment capable
of receiving a police emergency frequency, as a necessity, in the lawful pursuit of a
business, trade, or occupation.

new text begin (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a permit is not required for emergency response
personnel, as defined in section 299F.092, who are members of a public safety agency,
as defined in section 403.02, to use agency-issued radio equipment as described in
subdivision 1, paragraph (a), when:
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new text begin (1) the holder of a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) license has granted
the public safety agency written permission for the use of the frequencies authorized
under the FCC license; or
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new text begin (2) the agency is authorized to monitor or operate on any police emergency
talkgroup on the ARMER public safety radio system in accordance with the technical and
operational standards adopted by the Statewide Radio Board, as provided in section 403.37
or where the public safety agency use of a frequency allocated to police interoperability is
consistent with any applicable rules or regulations.
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