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user: You are replying to Kerry Kowalski about "Happenings".

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-=> On 12-26-96  14:30, Kerry Kowalski said to Ivy Iverson,<=-
-=>"About Happenings...,"<=-
-=> On Monday, December 23rd, 1996 - Ivy Iverson wrote:
II>  You may also record YOUR OWN phone
II> calls provided that at the start of the call you inform the person on
II> the other end that you are recording and get their permission to
II> record.  This must be at the beginning of the conversation.  I would
KK> Check out yer phone book on this... You don't have to say nothin' bout
KK> any recording device! We brought the tapes, the phone book, and a tape
KK> player to court... The oposition was mumbling... They can't use that
KK> in court... After showing the judge page 26 of the Manitowoc (AT&T)
KK> phone book he allowed the tapes to be played and we won the case!
KK> The phone book stated that as long as 1 of the parties knew the call
KK> was  being recorded and was a particapant in the call, and the call
KK> diden't cross state lines (interstate call) it can be recorded and used
KK> any way you wish as long as it was used in full from end to end... No
KK> dubs no cuts... complete.
II> We have "Enhanced 911" here... it not only tells the operator your
II> name, address and phone number, but also other information, such as
II> handicaps, medical conditions or other things which a fire/rescue
II> person/crew should know, and that information is available to the
II> dispatcher within seconds after the call comes in.  A lot of "noise"
KK> You forgot # of people & weapons (registered) and much much more... In
KK> yer case they'd also know yer a HAM...
KK> They even blert the info to the responding squads... In some cases...
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assistant: Hi, Kerry;
In the 1996-97 Sheboygan Ameritech book it's on page 43.  Ok, you are
correct when referring to the Wisconsin law, however I was referring to
Federal law which is more restrictive.  If someone wanted to get nasty,
a good defense lawyer could probably invoke the Federal law and make it
stick, and it WOULD stick if it were an interstate call!
Another cute piece of trivia: Chances are actually very good that, just
calling from one town to the next one a few miles away, (within the same
state!), the call is likely to be routed through an out-of-state switching
center, thereby technically making it an interstate call!
Actually, Ex-Ham who wants to get my license reinstated.  The # of
occupants can be recorded on a form available from the Sheriff's or Police
Dept. for entering information into the system.  As far as the number of
weapons, etc, I doubt that would be listed unless the law enforcement
agencies considered this person to be a potential danger, then it might be
entered by that authority, though I'm sure at least the shift commander,
if not the cops on the beat, would have that information in their heads.
When I have heard this type of information dispatched, it came from one
of the officers, not from the dispatcher during the origional dispatch
call.  It could be different where you are, but I have monitored the
emergency channels of several Police & Sheriff's depts in Minnesota, Iowa
and Wisconsin in the last 30+ years,, and have never heard it dispatched
as part of a 911 call.  (Ok, 911 isn't all that old, and Enhanced 911 is
a relatively recent innovation.)
Catch you late... Stay warm!
   Ivy
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