Sec. 1. 16 MRSA §358 is enacted to read:

§358.__Audio recordings of emergency calls

1.__Copies admitted if authenticated.__Copies of audio recordings of emergency calls made to the E-9-1-1 system, when duly authenticated by the person in charge of the public safety answering point at which the call was recorded, must be admitted in evidence equally with the original recording.

2.__Application.__Title 25, chapter 352 applies to audio recordings and copies of audio recordings subject to this section.

SUMMARY

This bill allows copies of audio recordings of E-9-1-1 calls to be admitted into evidence if properly authenticated. The Maine Revised Statutes, Title 25, chapter 352 governs emergency services communication and disclosure of information on audio tapes and defines terms.