Minnesota Administrative Rules

7418.9910 POLICE EMERGENCY RADIO NETWORK AGREEMENT.

STATE OF MINNESOTA

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

SPECIAL USE AUTHORIZATION

MINNESOTA EMERGENCY RADIO NETWORK

FREQUENCY 155.475MHz

THIS AGREEMENT, made between the state of Minnesota, through its commissioner of Public Safety [hereinafter "state"] and

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[hereinafter "police agency"] WITNESSETH THAT:

WHEREAS: The rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission [hereinafter FCC] provide that the radio frequency of 155.475MHz is reserved for use by the state; and,

WHEREAS: The rules and regulations of the FCC provide that in certain instances the state may allow local police agencies to transmit or receive on the frequency of 155.475MHz if given special use authorization by the state; and,

WHEREAS: The state has adopted a statewide plan for a coordinated system of police radio communication, which provides for use of the frequency of 155.475MHz for emergency communications between police agencies; and,

WHEREAS: The state has determined that it would be of mutual benefit to the parties hereto to grant special use authorization to the police agency to transmit and receive communications on a frequency of 155.475MHz;

IT IS THEREFORE AGREED between the parties as follows:

1. The police agency is authorized by the state to transmit and receive radio communications on the frequency of 155.475.

2. Communications by the police agency, or any persons under its control, on the frequency of 155.475MHz, shall be:

a. Accomplished with federally licensed mobile and base transmitters.

b. For emergency purposes only, consistent with the requirements of parts 7418.0200 to 7418.0400 and 7418.9910, rules of the commissioner of Public Safety, state of Minnesota.

c. Accomplished in a manner consistent with the rules and regulations of the FCC.

d. Accomplished in a manner, as far as feasible, consistent with standards of uniform police radio communication language and procedure as established by the Association of Police Communication Officers, provided that plain language shall be used in lieu of the "Ten" signals.

3. The authority granted by this agreement is effective from the date of execution by the parties hereto.

4. The authority granted by this agreement may be revoked at any time by the state if the police agency, or any persons under its control, willfully violates the provisions of the agreement.

5. A revocation of the authority granted by this agreement will be made in writing and be effective upon receipt by the police agency.

Dated this _ day of _ , _ .

	STATE OF MINNESOTA
_	By: Its Commissioner of Public Safety
By:
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Statutory Authority:

MS s 373.041

History:

L 1998 c 254 art 1 s 107

Published Electronically:

August 24, 1999