No person shall be liable in any suit for civil damages who in good faith receives,
develops, collects, or processes information for the Enhanced 911 database or develops,
designs, adopts, establishes, installs, participates in, implements, maintains, or
provides access to telephone, mobile, or IP-enabled service for the purpose of helping
persons obtain emergency assistance in accordance with this chapter unless such action
constitutes gross negligence or an intentional tort. In addition, no provider of telephone,
mobile, or other IP-enabled service or a provider’s respective employees, directors,
officers, assigns, affiliates, or agents shall be liable for civil damages in connection
with the release of customer information to any governmental entity, including any
public safety answering point, as required under this chapter. (Added 1993, No. 197 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2011, No. 64, § 1, eff. June 2, 2011.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2002–2024 · leading case: kontos v. state (Vt. Super. Ct. 2024).
kontos v. state (Vt. Super. Ct. 2024). “The underlying claims against Basch are negligence and gross negligence for his failure to dispatch a trooper to the Kontos residence.”
Smith v. Town of East Montpelier, No. 278-5-18 Wncv (Vt. Super. Ct. Mar. 19, 2019). “§ 901(a); (3) municipal 9-1-1 coordinators are shielded from liability pursuant to 30 V.S.A. § 7060; (4) there can be no viable “unlawful delegation” claim; and (5) there can be no viable ADA claim.”
Kontos v. State, No. 122 (Vt. Super. Ct. Dec. 6, 2002). “The underlying claims against Basch are negligence and gross negligence for his failure to dispatch a trooper to the Kontos residence.”
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