2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 40 — Public health and safety
RS 40:1749.18 — Certification of a regional notification center by department of public safety and corrections
§1749.18. Certification of a regional notification center by Department of Public Safety and Corrections
A. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to establish a certification program for regional notification centers in this state.
B. Such rules and regulations shall include but not be limited to requirements that the regional notification center must have and maintain the following:
(1) Ability to accept and timely process and locate requests as required by law, including providing of ticket numbers, copies of tickets, notifications, and other procedures and information.
(2) Ability to accept and timely process short notice, priority, and emergency locate requests.
(3) Voice recording of all incoming calls and retention of voice tapes for at least three years.
(4) Any other requirements that may be necessary for a regional notification center to properly perform the duties and functions required under this Part.
C. The department shall include in the rules and regulations procedures for certification by the department and may charge a fee for the certification process, not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars. The rules and regulations required by this Section shall be promulgated by the department within six months after June 29, 1999.
D. An entity operating in this state as an authorized regional notification center prior to and upon June 29, 1999, shall have six months from the date of final adoption of the rules and regulations required by this Section to seek and obtain compliance certification from the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Failure to obtain such certification shall result in the cessation of activities by the regional notification center.
E. An entity not operating in this state as an authorized regional notification center prior to and upon June 29, 1999, shall obtain compliance certification from the Department of Public Safety and Corrections prior to performing the operations of a regional notification center in or for this state.
Acts 1988, No. 923, §1; Acts 1999, No. 506, §1, eff. June 29, 1999.
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