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609.78.3
Statute ID:
19967
Statute Function ID:
39896
Emergency Telephone Call and Communications - Emergency Call - Defined
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Statute Number:
609.78.3
Enactment Date:
May 24, 2024
Effective Date:
Aug 1, 2024
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Emergency Telephone Call and Communications - Emergency Call - Defined
Statute ID:
19967
Created:
Jul 9, 2024 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Jul 9, 2024 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Added
Legal Analyst Comment:
Amended 2024 c123 art6 sect18; Definitions; Amendment to (b)
Summary Text:
Emergency Telephone Call and Communications - Emergency Call - Defined
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/78.html
Legislative Session:
2024 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Jul 9, 2024
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), for purposes of this section, "emergency call" means: (1) a 911 call; (2) any call for emergency medical or ambulance service; or (3) any call for assistance from a police or fire department or for other assistance needed in an emergency to avoid serious harm to person or property, and an emergency exists. (b) As used in subdivisions 1, clause (6); 2, clause (2); 2a; and 2c: (1) "call" includes the use of any method of communication including, but not limited to: telephones, facsimiles, Voice over Internet Protocols, e-mail messages, text messages, and electronic transmissions of an image or video; and (2) "emergency call" has the meaning given in paragraph (a) but does not require the existence of an emergency.
