CHAPTER 124
H.P. 530 - L.D. 724
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2929, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 291, §3, is amended to read:
2. Confidentiality. Confidential information may not be utilized for commercial purposes and may not be disclosed in any manner except as follows:
A. A public safety answering point may disclose confidential information to public or private safety agencies and emergency responders for purposes of processing emergency calls and providing emergency services;
B. A public safety answering point may disclose confidential information to a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency for the purpose of criminal investigations related to an E-9-1-1 call;
C. A public safety answering point may disclose confidential information to designees of the bureau director for the purpose of system maintenance and quality control; and
D. The bureau director may disclose confidential information to public safety answering points, public or private safety agencies, emergency responders or others within the E-9-1-1 system to the extent necessary to implement and manage the E-9-1-1 system.
Confidential information that is required to be disclosed to providers of emergency services and providers of emergency support services pursuant to 47 United States Code, Section 222(g) remains subject to the confidentiality provisions of this section, and a provider of emergency services and emergency support services that acquires such confidential information pursuant to that provision of federal law may use the information solely for the purposes of delivering or assisting in the delivery of emergency notification services as defined in 47 United States Code, Section 222(h)(6). System databases, including, but not limited to, those disclosed pursuant to 47 United States Code, Section 222(g), remain the property of the bureau pursuant to section 2926, subsection 6. The name, address and telephone number of any person to whom any outgoing emergency notification call is made using confidential information acquired pursuant to 47 United States Code, Section 222(g) are confidential and may not be disclosed except as provided in this section.
Effective September 13, 2003, unless otherwise indicated.
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