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MT Code § 10-4-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 10. Military Affairs and Disaster and Emergency Services|Chapter 4. State Emergency Telephone System|Part 1. Emergency Telephone System Plans|10-4-103. Emergency telephone system requirements

  10-4-103. Emergency telephone system requirements. (1) Every local and tribal government in this state may establish or participate in a 9-1-1 system.   (2) A 9-1-1 system must include:   (a) a 24-hour communications facility automatically accessible anywhere in the public safety answering point's service area by dialing 9-1-1;   (b) direct dispatch of public and private safety services in the public safety answering point's service area or relay or transfer of 9-1-1 communications to an appropriate public or private safety agency;   (c) a 24-hour communications facility equipped with at least two trunk-hunting local access circuits provided by the local telephone company's central office;   (d) automatic number identification that automatically identifies and displays the calling telephone number at the public safety answering point; and   (e) automatic location identification that automatically identifies and displays the location of the calling telephone at the public safety answering point.   (3) The primary emergency telephone number within the state is 9-1-1, but a public safety answering point shall maintain both a separate seven-digit secondary emergency number for use by the telephone company operator and a separate seven-digit nonemergency number.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 635, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 448, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 367, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 172, L. 2019.
MT Code § 10-4-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 10. Military Affairs and Disaster and Emergency Services|Chapter 4. State Emergency Telephone System|Part 1. Emergency Telephone System Plans|10-4-104. Repealed

  10-4-104. Repealed. Sec. 24, Ch. 367, L. 2017.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 635, L. 1985.
MT Code § 10-4-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 10. Military Affairs and Disaster and Emergency Services|Chapter 4. State Emergency Telephone System|Part 1. Emergency Telephone System Plans|10-4-105. 9-1-1 advisory council

  10-4-105. 9-1-1 advisory council. (1) There is a 9-1-1 advisory council.  (2) The council consists of 18 members appointed by the governor as follows:   (a) the attorney general or the attorney general's designee, who serves as presiding officer of the council;   (b) a representative of the department of justice, Montana highway patrol;   (c) a representative of the Montana emergency medical services association;   (d) three representatives of Montana telecommunications providers, including at least one wireless provider;   (e) a representative of the Montana association of public safety communications officials;   (f) two public safety answering point managers, one serving a population of less than 30,000 and one serving a population of greater than 30,000;   (g) a representative of the department of military affairs, disaster and emergency services division;   (h) a representative of the Montana association of chiefs of police;   (i) a representative of the Montana sheriffs and peace officers association;   (j) a representative of the Montana state fire chiefs' association;   (k) a representative of the Montana state volunteer firefighters association;   (l) a representative of the Montana association of counties;   (m) a representative of the Montana league of cities and towns;   (n) the state librarian or the state librarian's designee; and   (o) the state director of Indian affairs provided for in 2-15-217.   (3) The council is attached to the department for administrative purposes only, as provided in 2-15-121.   (4) The council shall, within its authorized budget, hold quarterly meetings.   (5) Council members shall serve without additional salary but are entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses incurred while engaged in council activities as provided for in 2-18-501 through 2-18-503.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 367, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 172, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 566, L. 2021.
MT Code § 10-4-106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 10. Military Affairs and Disaster and Emergency Services|Chapter 4. State Emergency Telephone System|Part 1. Emergency Telephone System Plans|10-4-106. 9-1-1 advisory council duties -- consultation by department

  10-4-106. 9-1-1 advisory council duties -- consultation by department. The 9-1-1 advisory council shall:   (1) advise the department in its duty to allocate and distribute 9-1-1 fees in accordance with 10-4-305 and to update the allocation and distribution in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to 10-4-108(3);   (2) provide recommendations to the department in determining grants awarded in accordance with 10-4-306;   (3) advise the department in the development of a statewide 9-1-1 plan; and   (4) advise the department on significant matters concerning 9-1-1 systems development and 9-1-1 services in the state of Montana, including rulemaking.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 367, L. 2017.
MT Code § 10-4-107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 10. Military Affairs and Disaster and Emergency Services|Chapter 4. State Emergency Telephone System|Part 1. Emergency Telephone System Plans|10-4-107. Department duties and powers -- 9-1-1 planning

  10-4-107. Department duties and powers -- 9-1-1 planning. (1) There is a 9-1-1 program administered by the department.  (2) The department shall:   (a) allocate and distribute 9-1-1 fees;   (b) update the allocation and distribution of 9-1-1 fees in accordance with 10-4-305 and rules adopted pursuant to 10-4-108;   (c) provide grants in accordance with 10-4-306. In awarding the grants, the department shall review and approve requests for funding in accordance with 10-4-306.   (d) monitor the expenditure of program funds for:   (i) 9-1-1 purposes by local and tribal governments that host public safety answering points; and   (ii) allowable uses of grant funds by entities;   (e) establish a statewide 9-1-1 plan in accordance with subsection (3);   (f) staff and fund the administrative costs of the 9-1-1 advisory council established in 10-4-105;   (g) accept federal funds granted by congress or by executive order and gifts, grants, and donations for the purposes of administering this chapter; and   (h) establish allowable uses of funds by local and tribal governments that host public safety answering points that receive distributions pursuant to 10-4-305 and ensure that funds are expended only for allowable uses.   (3) A statewide 9-1-1 plan must include:   (a) to the maximum extent feasible the use of existing commercial communications infrastructure; and   (b) 9-1-1 system standards and support efforts to migrate legacy technologies to next-generation 9-1-1 technologies when appropriate and to provide for the implementation of future 9-1-1 technologies. Any standards adopted by the department for legacy 9-1-1 technologies or principles adopted for baseline next-generation 9-1-1 technologies must be:   (i) flexible and graduated, while ensuring minimum service levels; and   (ii) based on industry standards.   (4) The department, in fulfilling its duties pursuant to subsection (2), may request necessary information from local and tribal governments. If a local or tribal government does not comply with the request, the department may withhold funding distributions as provided for in 10-4-109.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 367, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 172, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 14, L. 2021.
MT Code § 10-4-108 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 10. Military Affairs and Disaster and Emergency Services|Chapter 4. State Emergency Telephone System|Part 1. Emergency Telephone System Plans|10-4-108. Rulemaking authority

  10-4-108. Rulemaking authority. (1) The department shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this chapter. The rules must include but are not limited to:  (a) distribution procedures for funding authorized in 10-4-305(1);   (b) procedures for grant funding authorized in 10-4-306. The rules for grant funding must include but are not limited to:   (i) eligibility requirements for entities applying for grants;   (ii) criteria for awarding grants; and   (iii) reporting procedures for grant recipients.   (c) postdisbursement activities by the department to monitor the use of funding by entities, including:   (i) reporting requirements; and   (ii) procedures for repayment of funds expended on activities determined not to meet eligibility requirements.   (2) The department shall adopt rules including but not limited to:   (a) technology standards, based on industry standards and a statewide 9-1-1 plan, to ensure that public safety answering points meet minimum 9-1-1 services levels; and   (b) baseline next-generation 9-1-1 principles to facilitate the appropriate deployment of baseline next-generation 9-1-1.   (3) (a) Before January 1, 2022, the department shall adopt rules for the allocation and distribution of funds in the account provided for in 10-4-304(2)(a) in accordance with 10-4-305(2) and (3) to local and tribal government entities that host public safety answering points.   (b) The rules adopted for allocation must be based on the official final decennial census figures and must ensure that each local and tribal government entity that hosts a public safety answering point receives funding. The allocation must account for:   (i) historic allocations provided to a local or tribal government entity that hosts a public safety answering point;   (ii) the population of counties, cities, Indian reservations, or other government entities served by the public safety answering point;   (iii) population trends; and   (iv) other factors determined by the department, in consultation with the 9-1-1 advisory council provided for in 10-4-105, critical to the funding allocation.   (c) The department's allocation may not distribute funds in a manner that discourages public safety answering points from consolidating or combining.   (4) The department shall adopt rules in accordance with the Montana Administrative Procedure Act provided for in Title 2, chapter 4, to implement the provisions of this section.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 367, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 172, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 14, L. 2021.
MT Code § 10-4-109 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 10. Military Affairs and Disaster and Emergency Services|Chapter 4. State Emergency Telephone System|Part 1. Emergency Telephone System Plans|10-4-109. Local and tribal government entities and funding -- department delegation

  10-4-109. Local and tribal government entities and funding -- department delegation. (1) After the department determines baseline next-generation 9-1-1 principles in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to 10-4-108(2) and a statewide 9-1-1 plan, the department shall delegate implementation to local and tribal government entities that host public safety answering points.   (2) If the department determines through its monitoring process that a local or tribal government entity that hosts a public safety answering point is not using funds in the manner prescribed in this chapter or has failed to provide information required by the department, the department may, after notice and hearing, suspend payment to the local or tribal government entity. The local or tribal government entity is not eligible to receive funds until the department determines that the local or tribal government is complying with department requirements or has provided the requested information.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 367, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 172, L. 2019.
MT Code § 10-4-110 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 10. Military Affairs and Disaster and Emergency Services|Chapter 4. State Emergency Telephone System|Part 1. Emergency Telephone System Plans|10-4-110. reserved

  10-4-110 reserved.
MT Code § 10-4-111 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 10. Military Affairs and Disaster and Emergency Services|Chapter 4. State Emergency Telephone System|Part 1. Emergency Telephone System Plans|10-4-111. Repealed

  10-4-111. Repealed. Sec. 24, Ch. 367, L. 2017.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 635, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 448, L. 1997.
MT Code § 10-4-112 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 10. Military Affairs and Disaster and Emergency Services|Chapter 4. State Emergency Telephone System|Part 1. Emergency Telephone System Plans|10-4-112. Repealed

  10-4-112. Repealed. Sec. 24, Ch. 367, L. 2017.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 635, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 448, L. 1997.
MT Code § 10-4-113 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 10. Military Affairs and Disaster and Emergency Services|Chapter 4. State Emergency Telephone System|Part 1. Emergency Telephone System Plans|10-4-113. Repealed

  10-4-113. Repealed. Sec. 24, Ch. 367, L. 2017.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 635, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 448, L. 1997.
MT Code § 10-4-114 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 10. Military Affairs and Disaster and Emergency Services|Chapter 4. State Emergency Telephone System|Part 1. Emergency Telephone System Plans|10-4-114. Repealed

  10-4-114. Repealed. Sec. 24, Ch. 367, L. 2017.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 184, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 304, L. 2007.
MT Code § 10-4-115 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 10. Military Affairs and Disaster and Emergency Services|Chapter 4. State Emergency Telephone System|Part 1. Emergency Telephone System Plans|10-4-115. Repealed

  10-4-115. Repealed. Secs. 25, 31, Ch. 367, L. 2017.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 304, L. 2007.
MT Code § 10-4-116 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 10. Military Affairs and Disaster and Emergency Services|Chapter 4. State Emergency Telephone System|Part 1. Emergency Telephone System Plans|10-4-116. Limitation on liability

  10-4-116. Limitation on liability. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a provider and its employees, directors, officers, and agents are not liable for death or injury to any person or for damage to property as a result of developing, adopting, establishing, participating in, implementing, maintaining, or carrying out duties involved in or related to a 9-1-1 system or to emergency communications or 9-1-1 calls, including but not limited to the identification of phone numbers, addresses, or names associated with a person involved in an emergency communication or 9-1-1 call.   (2) The immunity granted by subsection (1) does not extend to liability resulting from gross negligence, willful or wanton misconduct, or an intentional tort.   History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 367, L. 2017.
MT Code § 10-4-117 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 10. Military Affairs and Disaster and Emergency Services|Chapter 4. State Emergency Telephone System|Part 1. Emergency Telephone System Plans|10-4-117. Provider and seller obligations -- limitations

  10-4-117. Provider and seller obligations -- limitations. Nothing in this chapter:  (1) relieves a provider or seller from its obligations pursuant to parts 1 through 3 of this chapter, including obligations pursuant to 10-4-201 to collect 9-1-1 fees from customers on a per access line basis; or   (2) grants the department the authority to regulate the services offered by an originating service provider or by a seller.   History: En. Sec. 15, Ch. 367, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 435, L. 2021.
MT Code § 10-4-118 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 10. Military Affairs and Disaster and Emergency Services|Chapter 4. State Emergency Telephone System|Part 1. Emergency Telephone System Plans|10-4-118. Providing phone location information in emergency

  10-4-118. Providing phone location information in emergency. (1) At the request of a law enforcement agency officer or employee or other agent of a public safety answering point on behalf of a law enforcement agency who is acting in the course of the official duties of the officer or agent, a commercial mobile service as defined in 47 U.S.C. 332 shall provide, subject to any limitations under applicable federal law, available phone location information of a telecommunications device without delay if the officer or agent asserts:  (a) that the device was used to place a 9-1-1 call requesting emergency assistance; or   (b) reasonable suspicion that the device is in the possession of an individual who is involved in an emergency situation that involves risk of death or serious physical harm.   (2) If a law enforcement agency officer or an employee or other agent of a public safety answering point acting on behalf of an officer submits a request for location information to a commercial mobile service under subsection (1), the law enforcement agency employing the officer shall maintain a record of the request that includes each of the following:   (a) the name of the officer or agent making the request or, in the case of a request made by an agent, the name of the officer on whose behalf the agent is acting;   (b) a description of the request that explains the need for disclosure of location information; or   (c) a declaration that disclosure of location information is needed based on the conditions described in subsection (1).   (3) A commercial mobile service may establish protocols by which the commercial mobile service voluntarily discloses phone location information.   (4) The department shall obtain direct contact information from all commercial mobile services authorized to do business in this state to facilitate a request from a law enforcement agency or a public safety answering point on behalf of a law enforcement agency for phone location information under this section. All commercial mobile services shall inform the department of any changes to their direct contact information. The department shall disseminate the direct contact information to each public safety answering point in this state.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 374, L. 2021.
MT Code § 10-4-119 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 10. Military Affairs and Disaster and Emergency Services|Chapter 4. State Emergency Telephone System|Part 1. Emergency Telephone System Plans|10-4-119. and 10-4-120 reserved

  10-4-119 and 10-4-120 reserved.
MT Code § 10-4-121 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 10. Military Affairs and Disaster and Emergency Services|Chapter 4. State Emergency Telephone System|Part 1. Emergency Telephone System Plans|10-4-121. Repealed

  10-4-121. Repealed. Sec. 24, Ch. 367, L. 2017.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 635, L. 1985.
MT Code § 10-4-122 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 10. Military Affairs and Disaster and Emergency Services|Chapter 4. State Emergency Telephone System|Part 1. Emergency Telephone System Plans|10-4-122. through 10-4-124 reserved

  10-4-122 through 10-4-124 reserved.
MT Code § 10-4-125 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 10. Military Affairs and Disaster and Emergency Services|Chapter 4. State Emergency Telephone System|Part 1. Emergency Telephone System Plans|10-4-125. Repealed

  10-4-125. Repealed. Sec. 24, Ch. 367, L. 2017.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 448, L. 1997.
MT Code § 10-4-126 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 10. Military Affairs and Disaster and Emergency Services|Chapter 4. State Emergency Telephone System|Part 1. Emergency Telephone System Plans|10-4-126. Repealed

  10-4-126. Repealed. Sec. 24, Ch. 367, L. 2017.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 448, L. 1997.
MT Code § 10-4-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 10. Military Affairs and Disaster and Emergency Services|Chapter 4. State Emergency Telephone System|Part 2. Funding|10-4-201. Fees imposed for 9-1-1 services

  10-4-201. Fees imposed for 9-1-1 services. (1) Except as provided in 10-4-202 [and for the purpose of 10-4-304(5)]:  (a) for 9-1-1 services, which do not include prepaid wireless services included in subsection (1)(c), a fee of 75 cents a month per access line on each subscriber in the state is imposed for the administration of 9-1-1 programs in accordance with 10-4-305;   (b) a fee of 25 cents a month per access line on each subscriber as defined in 10-4-101(21)(a) in the state is imposed for the grants provided in accordance with 10-4-306; and   (c) for prepaid wireless 9-1-1 services, a fee of $1 per transaction in the state is imposed on charges for prepaid wireless services.   (2) The subscriber paying for an access line or prepaid wireless service is liable for the fees imposed by this section.   (3) (a) Except as provided in subsection (3)(b), the provider shall collect the fees. The amount of the fees collected by the provider is considered payment by the subscriber for that amount of fees.   (b) For the purposes of collecting the fee imposed in subsection (1)(c), the seller shall collect the fee in accordance with this chapter. The amount of the fees collected by the seller is considered payment by the subscriber for that amount of fees.   (4) Any return made by the provider or seller collecting the fees is prima facie evidence of payments by the subscribers of the amount of fees indicated on the return. (Bracketed language in subsection (1) terminates July 1, 2031--sec. 8, Ch. 200, L. 2021.)   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 635, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 448, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 304, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 367, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 200, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 435, L. 2021.
MT Code § 10-4-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 10. Military Affairs and Disaster and Emergency Services|Chapter 4. State Emergency Telephone System|Part 2. Funding|10-4-202. Exemptions from fees imposed

  10-4-202. Exemptions from fees imposed. The fees imposed by 10-4-201 do not apply to:   (1) services that the state is prohibited from taxing under the constitution or laws of the United States or the constitution or laws of the state of Montana; or   (2) amounts paid by depositing coins in a public telephone.   History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 635, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 448, L. 1997.
MT Code § 10-4-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 10. Military Affairs and Disaster and Emergency Services|Chapter 4. State Emergency Telephone System|Part 2. Funding|10-4-203. Provider and seller required to maintain record of collections

  10-4-203. Provider and seller required to maintain record of collections. A provider or seller responsible for the collection of the fee imposed by 10-4-201 shall keep records, render statements, make returns, and comply with rules adopted by the department of revenue with respect to the fee. Whenever necessary in the judgment of the department of revenue, it may require the provider, seller, or subscriber, as defined in 10-4-101(21)(a), to make returns, render statements, or keep records sufficient to show whether there is liability for the fee.  History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 635, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 435, L. 2021.
MT Code § 10-4-204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 10. Military Affairs and Disaster and Emergency Services|Chapter 4. State Emergency Telephone System|Part 2. Funding|10-4-204. Deadlines for filing returns

  10-4-204. Deadlines for filing returns. (1) The provider or seller collecting the fee under 10-4-201 shall file a return with the department of revenue on or before the last day of the month following the end of each calendar quarter, reporting the amount of fee due on access lines or the amount charged for the prepaid wireless fee during the quarter. Returns are subject to the penalty for false swearing provided in 45-7-202.  (2) When a return of the fee is required, the provider or seller required to make the return shall pay the fee due the department of revenue at the time fixed for filing the return.   (3) The provider or seller shall pay the fee based on the net amount billed for the access line fee or the amount charged for the prepaid wireless fee during the quarter.   (4) As used in this section, the "net amount billed for the access line fee" and the "amount charged for the prepaid wireless fee" equals the gross amount billed or charged for the service, less deductions made in accordance with 10-4-213(2), adjustments for uncollectible accounts, refunds, incorrect billings, and other appropriate adjustments.   History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 635, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 367, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 435, L. 2021.