1997 Minnesota Statutes

     403.13 Cellular telephone use. 

    Subdivision 1.    Cellular 911 calls.  (a) Those 
 governmental entities that are responsible for the design, 
 planning, and coordination of the 911 emergency telephone system 
 under the requirements of this chapter shall ensure that a 911 
 emergency call made with a cellular or other wireless access 
 device is automatically connected to and answered by the 
 appropriate public safety answering point. 

    (b) In order to comply with paragraph (a), representatives 
 of each county's 911 planning committee shall consult with 
 representatives of the relevant district office of the state 
 patrol to allocate responsibility for answering emergency 911 
 calls in each county, and shall notify the commissioner of the 
 agreed upon allocation.  By April 1, 1998, for the metropolitan 
 area and June 1, 1998, for the area outside the metropolitan 
 area, the county 911 planning committees and the district 
 offices of the state patrol shall notify the commissioner of any 
 unresolved issues regarding the allocation of responsibility for 
 answering cellular 911 emergency calls.  

    (c) Unresolved issues in the metropolitan area must be 
 resolved by: 

    (1) the executive director of the metropolitan 911 board; 

    (2) the 911 product manager appointed by the commissioner; 

    (3) a representative appointed by the Minnesota state 
 sheriffs association from the metropolitan area; 

    (4) the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner's 
 designee; and 

    (5) a representative appointed by the Minnesota chiefs of 
 police association from the metropolitan area. 

    (d) Unresolved issues in the area outside the metropolitan 
 area must be resolved by: 

    (1) a representative appointed by the association of 
 Minnesota counties from the area outside the metropolitan area; 

    (2) the 911 product manager appointed by the commissioner; 

    (3) a representative appointed by the Minnesota state 
 sheriffs association from the area outside the metropolitan 
 area; 

    (4) the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner's 
 designee; and 

    (5) a representative appointed by the Minnesota league of 
 cities from the area outside the metropolitan area. 

    (e) These committees shall resolve outstanding issues by 
 December 31, 1998.  The decision of the committee is final. 

    Subd. 2.    Notification of subscribers.  A provider of 
 cellular or other wireless telephone services in Minnesota shall 
 notify its subscribers at the time of initial subscription and 
 four times per year thereafter that a 911 emergency call made 
 with a wireless telephone is not always answered by a local 
 public safety answering point but may be routed to a state 
 patrol dispatcher and that, accordingly, the caller must provide 
 specific information regarding the caller's location. 

    HIST: 1995 c 149 s 4; 1997 c 202 art 3 s 26