Maryland Public Safety Section 1-301

Article - Public Safety

§ 1-301.

      (a)      In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

      (b)      "Additional charge" means the charge imposed by a county in accordance with § 1-311 of this subtitle.

      (c)      "Board" means the Emergency Number Systems Board.

      (d)      "Commercial mobile radio service" or "CMRS" means mobile telecommunications service that is:

            (1)      provided for profit with the intent of receiving compensation or monetary gain;

            (2)      an interconnected, two-way voice service; and

            (3)      available to the public.

      (e)      "Commercial mobile radio service provider" or "CMRS provider" means a person authorized by the Federal Communications Commission to provide CMRS in the State.

      (f)      "County plan" means a plan for a 9-1-1 system or enhanced 9-1-1 system, or an amendment to the plan, developed by a county or several counties together under this subtitle.

      (g)      (1)      "Customer" means:

                  (i)      the person that contracts with a home service provider for CMRS; or

                  (ii)      the end user of the CMRS if the end user of the CMRS is not the contracting party.

            (2)      "Customer" does not include:

                  (i)      a reseller of CMRS; or

                  (ii)      a serving carrier under an arrangement to serve the customer outside the home service provider's licensed service area.

      (h)      "Enhanced 9-1-1 system" means a 9-1-1 system that provides:

            (1)      automatic number identification;

            (2)      automatic location identification; and

            (3)      any other technological advancements that the Board requires.

      (i)      "FCC order" means an order issued by the Federal Communications Commission under proceedings regarding the compatibility of enhanced 9-1-1 systems and delivery of wireless enhanced 9-1-1 service.

      (j)      "Home service provider" means the facilities-based carrier or reseller that contracts with a customer to provide CMRS.

      (k)      "9-1-1-accessible service" means telephone service or another communications service that connects an individual dialing the digits 9-1-1 to an established public safety answering point.

      (l)      "9-1-1 fee" means the fee imposed in accordance with § 1-310 of this subtitle.

      (m)      (1)      "9-1-1 service carrier" means a provider of CMRS or other 9-1-1-accessible service.

            (2)      "9-1-1 service carrier" does not include a telephone company.

      (n)      (1)      "9-1-1 system" means telephone service that:

                  (i)      meets the planning guidelines established under this subtitle; and

                  (ii)      automatically connects an individual dialing the digits 9-1-1 to an established public safety answering point.

            (2)      "9-1-1 system" includes:

                  (i)      equipment for connecting and outswitching 9-1-1 calls within a telephone central office;

                  (ii)      trunking facilities from a telephone central office to a public safety answering point; and

                  (iii)      equipment to connect 9-1-1 calls to the appropriate public safety agency.

      (o)      "9-1-1 Trust Fund" means the fund established under § 1-308 of this subtitle.

      (p)      "Public safety agency" means:

            (1)      a functional division of a public agency that provides fire fighting, police, medical, or other emergency services; or

            (2)      a private entity that provides fire fighting, police, medical, or other emergency services on a voluntary basis.

      (q)      "Public safety answering point" means a communications facility that:

            (1)      is operated on a 24-hour basis;

            (2)      first receives 9-1-1 calls in a 9-1-1 service area; and

            (3)      as appropriate, dispatches public safety services directly, or transfers 9-1-1 calls to appropriate public safety agencies.

      (r)      "Secretary" means the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services.

      (s)      "Wireless enhanced 9-1-1 service" means enhanced 9-1-1 service under an FCC order.

     



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