2013 Indiana Code
TITLE 5. STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
ARTICLE 26. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS
CHAPTER 3. INDIANA STATEWIDE WIRELESS PUBLIC SAFETY VOICE AND DATA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
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IC 5-26-3
Chapter 3. Indiana Statewide Wireless Public Safety Voice
and Data Communications System
IC 5-26-3-1
Contract for establishment of system
Sec. 1. (a) The commission may contract for the establishment of
a statewide wireless public safety voice and data communications
system.
(b) The system must:
(1) be efficient;
(2) provide modern two (2) way voice or data communication
to user agencies without a duplication of efforts; and
(3) allow user agencies with compatible equipment to
communicate with one another, resulting in the efficient
handling of emergencies and cooperation between agencies.
As added by P.L.117-1999, SEC.1.
IC 5-26-3-2
User's agreement
Sec. 2. If a public safety agency or other entity decides to use the
system, the agency or other entity must enter into a user's agreement
with the commission.
As added by P.L.117-1999, SEC.1.
IC 5-26-3-3
Supervision of system; use of facilities
Sec. 3. (a) The commission is responsible for the supervision of
the statewide wireless public safety voice and data communications
systems as follows:
(1) Maintenance of the main wide area transmitter sites and
interconnection links of the system.
(2) Management of the system's Federal Communications
Commission licensing.
(3) Frequency planning for the system.
(4) Management of the system.
(b) The Indiana statewide wireless public safety voice and data
communications system may use the facilities of commercial mobile
radio service providers (as defined in 47 USC 332). If the
commission chooses to contract with one or more commercial mobile
radio service providers to provide the system, the commission may
delegate the responsibilities in subsection (a) to the commercial
mobile radio service providers.
As added by P.L.117-1999, SEC.1.
IC 5-26-3-4
Criteria for determining who may use system
Sec. 4. The commission shall develop criteria for determining
whether a public safety agency or other entity may use the system.
The commission may not prohibit a public safety agency from using
the public safety agency's own public safety voice and data
communications system.
As added by P.L.117-1999, SEC.1.
IC 5-26-3-5
Approval for public safety agencies to join system
Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a public safety
agency or other entity may join the system with the approval of the
commission.
(b) A state public safety agency may join the system if the agency
is approved by the state agency public safety committee under
IC 5-26-6 and the commission.
As added by P.L.117-1999, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-2003, SEC.33.
IC 5-26-3-6
Powers of commission
Sec. 6. (a) In addition to the powers enumerated in IC 5-26-2-5,
the commission has the following powers related to the system:
(1) Ensuring that federal and state communications
requirements are followed.
(2) Providing system planning, including mutual aid planning
and compatibility planning with other public safety agency
communications systems.
(3) Creating a standard user agreement.
(4) Providing assistance to local public safety agencies in
making equipment purchases.
(5) Assessing charges for using the system.
(6) Entering into and performing use and occupancy agreements
concerning the system under IC 4-13.5.
(7) Exercising any power necessary to carry out this chapter.
(b) The Indiana statewide wireless public safety voice and data
communications system may use the facilities of commercial mobile
radio service providers (as defined in 47 USC 332). If the
commission chooses to contract with one or more commercial mobile
radio service providers to provide the system, the commission may
delegate the responsibilities in subsection (a) to the commercial
mobile radio service providers.
As added by P.L.117-1999, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.123-2002,
SEC.11.
IC 5-26-3-7
Subcommittees
Sec. 7. The following subcommittees are created:
(1) A user's subcommittee.
(2) A technical subcommittee.
(3) A finance subcommittee.
(4) Any other subcommittee as determined by the commission.
As added by P.L.117-1999, SEC.1.
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