Nevada Code § 707.500

Enhanced 911 service: Immunity from liability for certain entities providing service through public safety answering point in certain circumstances
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1. A telephone company, person providing
wireless or commercial mobile radio service, public safety answering point, or
manufacturer supplying equipment to a telephone company or public safety
answering point, or any agent thereof, is not liable to any person who uses an
enhanced 911 service for:
(a) The release of the telephone number and
street address of the telephone used to place the 911 telephone call, including
telephone numbers which are not published, if the release was made in good
faith;
(b) The failure of any equipment or procedure in
connection with the provision of an enhanced 911 service; or
(c) Any act, or the omission of any act,
committed in good faith,
while
providing, or while in training to provide, services through a public safety
answering point.
2. As used in this section:
(a) Enhanced 911 service means a service
consisting of telephone network features and public safety answering points
provided for persons using the public telephone system to reach the appropriate
public service answering point by dialing the digits 9-1-1, by using selective
routing, if required, based on the location from which the call originated, and
providing at the public safety answering point automatic number identification
and automatic location identification.
(b) Public safety answering point means a
facility, operated 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, that is responsible for
receiving 911 telephone calls and directly dispatching emergency response
services, or transferring or relaying 911 telephone calls to other public
safety agencies. A public safety answering point is the first point of reception
by a public safety agency of 911 telephone calls and serves the jurisdiction in
which it is located and other participating jurisdictions.

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