Section 237.83 Disclosure of Call Location Information; Emergency Situations

MINNESOTA STATUTES AND CODES

Section 237.83 Disclosure of Call Location Information; Emergency Situations

237.83 DISCLOSURE OF CALL LOCATION INFORMATION; EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.

Subdivision 1.Written request.

Upon receipt of a written request from a law enforcement agency stating that the disclosure of call location information is needed in an emergency situation that involves the risk of death or serious physical harm to a person who possesses a telecommunications device, a wireless telecommunications service provider shall provide the requested call location information concerning that device to the requesting agency.

Subd. 2.Protocols.

A wireless telecommunications service provider shall establish protocols consistent with this section that govern its response to a request from a law enforcement agency under subdivision 1.

Subd. 3.Cause of action limitation.

No cause of action shall lie in any court against a wireless telecommunications service provider, its officers, employees, agents, or other specified persons for providing call location information while acting in good faith and according to this section.

Subd. 4.Provider contact information.

The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shall obtain contact information for all wireless telecommunications service providers authorized to do business in Minnesota or submitting to the jurisdiction of this state in order to facilitate a request from a law enforcement agency for call location information under this section. The bureau shall disseminate this information on a quarterly basis, or immediately as changes occur, to all public safety answer points in the state.