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IN Code § 36-8-16.7-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 16.7. Statewide 911 Services|36-8-16.7-8. "Customer"

Sec. 8. (a) As used in this chapter, except as provided in subsection (b), "customer" means:(1) the person or entity that contracts with a provider for communications service; or(2) if the end user of communications service is not the contracting party, the end user of the communications service.However, subdivision (2) applies only for the purpose of determining the place of primary use.(b) The term does not include:(1) a reseller of communications service; or(2) a provider other than the customer's provider that has an arrangement with the customer's provider to serve the customer outside the licensed service area of the customer's provider.As added by P.L.132-2012, SEC.20.
IN Code § 36-8-16.7-8.7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 16.7. Statewide 911 Services|36-8-16.7-8.7. "Eligible Telecommunications Carrier"

Sec. 8.7. As used in this chapter, "eligible telecommunications carrier" refers to a provider that is designated by the Indiana utility regulatory commission as an eligible telecommunications carrier for purposes of receiving Lifeline reimbursement from the universal service fund through the administrator designated by the Federal Communications Commission.As added by P.L.36-2016, SEC.6.
IN Code § 36-8-16.7-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 16.7. Statewide 911 Services|36-8-16.7-9. "Enhanced 911 Service"

Sec. 9. (a) As used in this chapter, "enhanced 911 service" means a communications service that uses the three (3) digit number 911 to send:(1) automatic number identification or its functional equivalent or successor; and(2) automatic location information or its functional equivalent or successor;for reporting police, fire, medical, or other emergency situations.(b) The term includes both Phase I and Phase II enhanced 911 services, as described in 47 CFR 20.18.As added by P.L.132-2012, SEC.20.
IN Code § 36-8-16.7-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 16.7. Statewide 911 Services|36-8-16.7-10. "Exchange Access Facility"

Sec. 10. (a) As used in this chapter, "exchange access facility" means the access from a particular service user's premises to a telephone system.(b) Regardless of technology, the term includes:(1) an access line;(2) a private branch exchange; (PBX) trunk; and(3) a centrex line trunk equivalent;that is provided by the service supplier. The term also includes a mobile telephone system access trunk, whether the trunk is provided by a telephone company or a radio common carrier.(c) The term does not include:(1) a service supplier owned and operated telephone pay station line;(2) a wide area telecommunications service (WATS) line;(3) a foreign exchange (FX) line;(4) an incoming only line; or(5) the provision of broadband Internet access service.As added by P.L.132-2012, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.157-2015, SEC.6.
IN Code § 36-8-16.7-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 16.7. Statewide 911 Services|36-8-16.7-11. "Executive Director"

Sec. 11. As used in this chapter, "executive director" refers to the executive director of the board.As added by P.L.132-2012, SEC.20.
IN Code § 36-8-16.7-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 16.7. Statewide 911 Services|36-8-16.7-12. "Fund"

Sec. 12. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the statewide 911 fund established by section 29 of this chapter.As added by P.L.132-2012, SEC.20.
IN Code § 36-8-16.7-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 16.7. Statewide 911 Services|36-8-16.7-13. "Interconnected Voip Service"

Sec. 13. As used in this chapter, "interconnected VOIP service" has the meaning set forth in 47 CFR 9.3.As added by P.L.132-2012, SEC.20.
IN Code § 36-8-16.7-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 16.7. Statewide 911 Services|36-8-16.7-14. "Local Exchange Carrier"

Sec. 14. As used in this chapter, "local exchange carrier" has the meaning set forth in 47 U.S.C. 153.As added by P.L.132-2012, SEC.20.
IN Code § 36-8-16.7-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 16.7. Statewide 911 Services|36-8-16.7-15. "Multiline Telephone System"

Sec. 15. As used in this chapter, "multiline telephone system" means a voice communications service system that includes the following:(1) Common control units.(2) Telephone sets.(3) Control hardware and software.(4) Adjunct systems.The term includes network and premises based systems as classified by FCC Part 68 (47 CFR part 68) Requirements.As added by P.L.132-2012, SEC.20.
IN Code § 36-8-16.7-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 16.7. Statewide 911 Services|36-8-16.7-16. "Place of Primary Use"

Sec. 16. As used in this chapter, "place of primary use" means the street address representative of where a customer's use of communications service primarily occurs, which must be:(1) the residential street address or the primary business street address of the customer or, in the case of a subscriber of interconnected VOIP service, the subscriber's registered location (as defined in 47 CFR 9.3);(2) within the licensed service area of the customer's provider; and(3) in the case of:(A) mobile communications service, determined in the manner provided in IC 6-8.1-15; and(B) nonmobile communications service, determined in the manner provided in IC 6-2.5-12.As added by P.L.132-2012, SEC.20.
IN Code § 36-8-16.7-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 16.7. Statewide 911 Services|36-8-16.7-17. "Prepaid User"

Sec. 17. As used in this chapter, "prepaid user" has the meaning set forth in IC 36-8-16.6-6.As added by P.L.132-2012, SEC.20.
IN Code § 36-8-16.7-18 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 16.7. Statewide 911 Services|36-8-16.7-18. "Proprietary Information"

Sec. 18. As used in this chapter, "proprietary information" includes the following:(1) Customer lists and related information, including information subject to protection under 47 U.S.C. 222.(2) Technology descriptions, technical information, or trade secrets (as defined in IC 24-2-3-2).(3) Information that:(A) concerns the actual or developmental costs of 911 systems; and(B) is developed, produced, or received internally by a provider or by a provider's employees, directors, officers, or agents.As added by P.L.132-2012, SEC.20.
IN Code § 36-8-16.7-19 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 16.7. Statewide 911 Services|36-8-16.7-19. "Provider"

Sec. 19. (a) As used in this chapter, "provider" means a person or entity, or an affiliate of a person or an entity, that:(1) offers communications service to users in Indiana; and(2) provides, or is required by the Federal Communications Commission to provide, a user with direct access to a PSAP through the placement of a 911 communication.(b) The term includes the following:(1) Facilities based and nonfacilities based resellers of communications service.(2) Any other provider of communications service through wireline or wireless means, regardless of whether the provider is subject to regulation by the Indiana utility regulatory commission.As added by P.L.132-2012, SEC.20.
IN Code § 36-8-16.7-20 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 16.7. Statewide 911 Services|36-8-16.7-20. "Psap"

Sec. 20. As used in this chapter, "PSAP" refers to a public safety answering point:(1) that operates on a twenty-four (24) hour basis; and(2) whose primary function is to receive incoming requests for emergency assistance and relay those requests to an appropriate responding public safety agency.As added by P.L.132-2012, SEC.20.
IN Code § 36-8-16.7-21 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 16.7. Statewide 911 Services|36-8-16.7-21. "Standard User" or "User"

Sec. 21. As used in this chapter, "standard user" or "user" refers to:(1) a communications service user who pays retrospectively for the service and has an Indiana billing address for the service; and(2) in the case of a nonmobile communications service user, an exchange access facility used in Indiana.As added by P.L.132-2012, SEC.20.
IN Code § 36-8-16.7-22 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 16.7. Statewide 911 Services|36-8-16.7-22. "Statewide 911 System"

Sec. 22. As used in this chapter, "statewide 911 system" means a communications system that uses the three (3) digit number 911 to send:(1) an emergency call for assistance from the public by voice, text message, or other communication method or a functional equivalent or successor;(2) automatic number identification or its functional equivalent or successor; and(3) automatic location information or its functional equivalent or successor;for reporting police, fire, medical, or other emergency situations.As added by P.L.132-2012, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.117-2020, SEC.3.
IN Code § 36-8-16.7-23 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 16.7. Statewide 911 Services|36-8-16.7-23. "Voip Provider"

Sec. 23. As used in this chapter, "VOIP provider" means a provider that offers interconnected VOIP service to users in Indiana.As added by P.L.132-2012, SEC.20.
IN Code § 36-8-16.7-25 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 16.7. Statewide 911 Services|36-8-16.7-25. Board Quorum; Meetings Subject to Open Door Law

Sec. 25. A majority of the voting members of the board constitutes a quorum for the purposes of taking action. A meeting of the board is subject to IC 5-14-1.5.As added by P.L.132-2012, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.157-2015, SEC.8.
IN Code § 36-8-16.7-26 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 16.7. Statewide 911 Services|36-8-16.7-26. Board Members; Expense Reimbursement

Sec. 26. (a) Each member of the board who is not a state employee is not entitled to receive the minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). The member is, however, entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties as provided in the state policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency.(b) Each member of the board who is a state employee is entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties as provided in the state travel policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency.As added by P.L.132-2012, SEC.20.
IN Code § 36-8-16.7-27 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 16.7. Statewide 911 Services|36-8-16.7-27. Powers of Board; Contracts for Communications Service and Equipment; Indiana Transparency Internet Web Site

Sec. 27. (a) The board may do the following to implement this chapter:(1) Sue and be sued.(2) Adopt and alter an official seal.(3) Adopt and enforce bylaws and rules for:(A) the conduct of board business; and(B) the use of board services and facilities.(4) Subject to subsection (c), acquire, hold, use, and otherwise dispose of the board's income, revenues, funds, and money.(5) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), enter into contracts, including contracts:(A) for professional services;(B) for purchase of supplies or services; and(C) to acquire office space.(6) Subject to subsection (c), hire staff.(7) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter.(8) Develop, maintain, and update a statewide 911 plan.(9) Subject to subsection (c), administer the statewide 911 fund established by section 29 of this chapter.(10) Administer and distribute the statewide 911 fee in accordance with section 37 of this chapter.(11) Subject to subsection (c), administer statewide 911 grants in accordance with state and federal guidelines.(12) Obtain from each PSAP operating statistics and other performance measurements, including call statistics by category and emergency medical dispatching (EMD) certifications.(13) Take other necessary or convenient actions to implement this chapter that are not inconsistent with Indiana law.(b) A contract for the purchase of communications service or equipment by the board must be awarded through an invitation for bids or a request for proposals as described in IC 5-22. The board shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the Indiana department of administration for the department to administer the board's purchases under this chapter using the department's purchasing agents.(c) The board shall be considered a state agency for purposes of IC 5-14-3.5. Subject to IC 5-14-3.5-4, the following shall be posted to the Indiana transparency Internet web site in accordance with IC 5-14-3.5-2:(1) Expenditures by the board, including expenditures for contracts, grants, and leases.(2) The balance of the statewide 911 fund established by section 29 of this chapter.(3) A listing of the board's real and personal property that has a value of more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000).The board shall cooperate with and provide information to the auditor of state as required by IC 5-14-3.5-8.As added by P.L.132-2012, SEC.20.
IN Code § 36-8-16.7-28 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 16.7. Statewide 911 Services|36-8-16.7-28. Executive Director; Duties; Salary

Sec. 28. (a) The board shall appoint an executive director of the board to do the following:(1) Administer, manage, and direct employees of the board.(2) Approve salaries and allowable expenses for board members, employees, and consultants.(3) Attend board meetings and record all proceedings of the board. However, the executive director is not considered a member of the board for any purpose, including voting or establishing a quorum.(4) Maintain books, documents, and papers filed with the board, including minutes.(5) Perform other duties as directed by the board.(b) The board shall determine the salary and other compensation of the executive director.As added by P.L.132-2012, SEC.20.
IN Code § 36-8-16.7-29 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 16.7. Statewide 911 Services|36-8-16.7-29. Statewide 911 Fund; Investments; Money Not Subject to Transfer, Reversion, or Reassignment; Money Continuously Appropriated

Sec. 29. (a) The statewide 911 fund is established for the purposes of creating and maintaining a uniform statewide 911 system. The board shall administer the fund. The expenses of administering the fund must be paid from money in the fund.(b) The fund consists of the following:(1) The statewide 911 fee assessed on users under section 32 of this chapter.(2) Appropriations made by the general assembly.(3) Grants and gifts intended for deposit in the fund.(4) Interest, premiums, gains, or other earnings on the fund.(5) Enhanced prepaid wireless charges collected and remitted under IC 36-8-16.6-12.(6) Money from any other source that is deposited in or transferred to the fund.(c) The treasurer of state may invest money in the fund in the same manner as other funds of the state may be invested under IC 5-13.(d) The fund is considered a trust fund for purposes of IC 4-9.1-1-7. Money in the fund:(1) does not revert at the end of any state fiscal year but remains available for the purposes of the fund in subsequent state fiscal years, notwithstanding IC 4-13-2-19 or any other law; and(2) is not subject to transfer to any other fund or to transfer, assignment, or reassignment for any other use or purpose by:(A) the state board of finance notwithstanding IC 4-9.1-1-7, IC 4-13-2-23, or any other law; or(B) the budget agency or any other state agency notwithstanding IC 4-12-1-12 or any other law.(e) Money in the fund is continuously appropriated for the purposes of the fund.As added by P.L.132-2012, SEC.20.
IN Code § 36-8-16.7-30 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 16.7. Statewide 911 Services|36-8-16.7-30. State Board of Accounts Audit; Board Review of 911 Service

Sec. 30. (a) The state board of accounts shall audit the fund to determine whether the fund is being managed in accordance with this chapter.(b) In conjunction with the board's review under section 38(d) of this chapter of the state board of accounts' audit of PSAPs, the board shall review 911 service in Indiana, including the collection, disbursement, and use of the statewide 911 fee assessed under section 32 of this chapter. The purpose of the review is to ensure that the statewide 911 fee:(1) does not exceed the amount reasonably necessary to provide adequate and efficient 911 service; and(2) is used only for the purposes set forth in this chapter.As added by P.L.132-2012, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.157-2015, SEC.9; P.L.181-2015, SEC.50.
IN Code § 36-8-16.7-31 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 16.7. Statewide 911 Services|36-8-16.7-31. Use of Third Party to Process Checks and Distribute Funds

Sec. 31. The board may retain an independent, third party accounting firm or fiscal agent for purposes of processing checks and distributing funds as directed by the board and as allowed by this chapter. The board shall pay for these services as an administrative cost of the board.As added by P.L.132-2012, SEC.20.
IN Code § 36-8-16.7-33 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 16.7. Statewide 911 Services|36-8-16.7-33. Provider's Duty to Collect and Remit Fee; Report to Board; Cost Reimbursement

Sec. 33. (a) As part of the provider's normal monthly billing process, a provider:(1) shall collect the fee from each standard user that is a customer having a place of primary use in Indiana; and(2) may list the fee as a separate line item on each bill.If a provider receives a partial payment for a monthly bill from a standard user, the provider shall apply the payment against the amount the standard user owes to the provider before applying the payment against the fee. A provider may not prorate the monthly 911 fee collected from a user.(b) Subject to subsection (c), a provider shall remit statewide 911 fees collected under this section to the board at the time and in the manner prescribed by the board. However, the board shall require a provider to report to the board, no less frequently than on an annual basis, the amount of fees collected from all of the provider's customers described in subsection (a)(1) and remitted to the board under this section. The board may require a provider to submit a report required under this subsection at the same time that the provider remits fees to the board under this section. The board shall deposit all remitted statewide 911 fees in the fund.(c) A provider, including an eligible telecommunications carrier under section 32(f) of this chapter, may deduct and retain an amount not to exceed one percent (1%) of fees that the provider collects from users under this section or section 32 of this chapter, to reimburse the direct costs incurred by the provider in collecting and remitting the fees.As added by P.L.132-2012, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.36-2016, SEC.9.
IN Code § 36-8-16.7-34 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 16.7. Statewide 911 Services|36-8-16.7-34. User's Liability for Fee; Provider's Obligation to Remit Fees Collected

Sec. 34. The statewide 911 fee is the liability of the user and not of a provider. However, except as provided in section 33(c) of this chapter, a provider is liable to remit to the board all statewide 911 fees that the provider collects from users.As added by P.L.132-2012, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.36-2016, SEC.10.
IN Code § 36-8-16.7-35 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 16.7. Statewide 911 Services|36-8-16.7-35. Fee Not to Be Included in Base for Taxes and Other Charges

Sec. 35. The amount of a statewide 911 fee that is collected by a provider from a user, whether separately stated on an invoice, receipt, or other document, may not be included in the base for measuring any tax, surcharge, or other charge that is imposed by the state, a political subdivision, or other government agency.As added by P.L.132-2012, SEC.20.
IN Code § 36-8-16.7-36 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 16.7. Statewide 911 Services|36-8-16.7-36. Provider Not Required to Enforce Fee Collection; Collection Action by Board

Sec. 36. A provider is not required to take legal action to enforce the collection of the 911 fee for which a user is billed. However, the board may initiate a collection action. A court finding for the board in the action may award reasonable costs and attorney fees associated with the collection action.As added by P.L.132-2012, SEC.20.
IN Code § 36-8-16.7-37 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 16.7. Statewide 911 Services|36-8-16.7-37. Board's Administration of Fund; Board's Expenses; Distribution to Counties

Sec. 37. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the board shall administer the fund in the following manner:(1) In each state fiscal year, the board may retain the lesser of:(A) ten percent (10%) of the statewide 911 fees deposited in the fund in the previous state fiscal year; or(B) the amount of fees deposited in the fund in the previous state fiscal year that would provide for the operating expenses of the statewide 911 system during the state fiscal year for which the fees are retained;to pay the board's expenses in administering this chapter and to develop, operate, and maintain a statewide 911 system. The board may decrease the amount of fees retained by the board under this subdivision.(2) After retaining the amount set forth in subdivision (1), the board shall distribute to the counties the remainder of the statewide 911 fees in the fund. With respect to any state fiscal year beginning after June 30, 2015, the board shall first ensure a distribution to each county in an amount that is equal to the total amount of statewide 911 fees distributed to the county during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014.(3) If any statewide 911 fees remain in the fund after the distributions ensured under subdivision (2), the board shall distribute the fees as follows:(A) Ninety percent (90%) of the fees shall be distributed to the counties based upon each county's percentage of the state's population.(B) Ten percent (10%) of the fees shall be distributed equally among the counties.(b) The board may not distribute money in the fund in a manner that impairs the ability of the board to fulfill its management and administrative obligations under this chapter.As added by P.L.132-2012, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.157-2015, SEC.11.
IN Code § 36-8-16.7-38.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 16.7. Statewide 911 Services|36-8-16.7-38.5. Advance Payment of Certain Expenses; Reimbursement

Sec. 38.5. (a) This section applies to a political subdivision that operates a PSAP.(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the fiscal body of a political subdivision may adopt an ordinance to authorize payment in advance of all or part of the cost of:(1) the lease, purchase, or maintenance of communications service equipment; and(2) rates associated with a communications service provider's enhanced emergency communications system network services;from any legally available fund of the political subdivision, including the political subdivision's rainy day fund.(c) If a political subdivision makes a payment in advance under this section, the political subdivision shall reimburse the fund from which the advance payment was made.As added by P.L.157-2015, SEC.13.