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O.C.G.A. § 46-5-127 (2019)

Approval of 9-1-1 systems by agency; written confirmation by authority required for 9-1-1 systems established on or after January 1, 2019

✓ O.C.G.A.: 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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(a) After January 1, 1978, and prior to January 1, 2019, no emergency 9-1-1 system shall be established, and no existing system shall be expanded to provide wireless enhanced 9-1-1 service, without written confirmation by the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency that the local plan conforms to the guidelines and procedures provided for in Code Section 46-5-124.

(b) On or after January 1, 2019, no emergency 9-1-1 system shall be established, and no existing system shall be expanded to provide wireless enhanced 9-1-1 service, without written confirmation by the authority that the local plan conforms to the guidelines and procedures provided for in Code Section 46-5-124. The authority shall not deny establishment of a new system or an expansion to provide wireless enhanced 9-1-1 service if the local plan conforms to the guidelines and procedures provided for in Code Section 46-5-124.

History

(Ga. L. 1977, p. 1040, § 8; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1017, § 6; Ga. L. 2005, p. 660, § 9/HB 470; Ga. L. 2007, p. 318, § 2/HB 394; Ga. L. 2018, p. 689, § 2-6/HB 751.)

Annotations

The 2005 amendment, effective July 1, 2005, substituted "9-1-1" for "'911'" twice in this Code section.

The 2007 amendment, effective July 1, 2007, deleted "telephone number" preceding "9-1-1 system" near the beginning of this Code section.

The 2018 amendment, effective January 1, 2019, designated the existing provisions of this Code section as subsection (a); in subsection (a), inserted "and prior to January 1, 2019," near the beginning and substituted "Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency" for "agency" in the middle; and added subsection (b). See Editor's notes for applicability.

Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 2018, p. 689, § 4-1(b)/HB 751, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "The provisions of this Act shall not in any manner diminish, extinguish, reduce, or affect any cause of action for audits, services, or the recovery of funds from service providers which may have existed prior to January 1, 2019. Any such cause of action is expressly preserved."

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2014–2014 · leading case: Marshall v. McIntosh Cnty., 759 S.E.2d 269 (Ga. Ct. App. 2014).
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Marshall v. McIntosh Cnty., 759 S.E.2d 269 (Ga. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “See OCGA §§ 46-5-127; 46-5-128; 46-5-133. In turn, OCGA § 46-5-131 sets forth certain exemptions from liability in the operation of a 911 emergency telephone system.”
Sandra S. Marshall v. Sheila K. Deverger (Ga. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “See OCGA §§ 46-5-127; 46-5-128; 46-5-133. In turn, OCGA § 46-5-131 sets forth certain exemptions from liability in the operation of a 911 emergency telephone system.”
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