HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2263        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Daniel B. Winslow

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to expediting 911 calls.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Daniel B. Winslow

9th Norfolk

1/20/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2263        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

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By Mr. Winslow of Norfolk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2282) of Daniel B. Winslow for legislation to exempt the recording of emergency 911 telephone calls, so-called, from laws governing the interception of wire and oral communications.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to expediting 911 calls.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 99 of chapter 272 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended in paragraph D by inserting after clause (f) the following:

(g) for any operator or dispatcher of the state 911 system to record an emergency telephone communication  without notifying the caller that the call is being recorded.