STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 291

with Assembly Floor Amendments

(Proposed By Assemblyman BLEE)

ADOPTED: MARCH 28, 1996

      The purpose of this Assembly amendment is to add commercial mobile communication providers to those who are afforded immunity relating to the release of certain information associated with 9-1-1 calls. Under this amendment, a commercial mobile communications provider, just like a telephone company, would be able to release information relating to a subscriber who is being investigated for placing "false alarm" or "intentionally misleading" calls to 9-1-1. Without immunity, these providers would not be able to assist law enforcement agencies investigating persons alleged to be placing "false alarm" 9-1-1 calls since the release of that subscriber information could possibly result in that subscriber bringing a civil action against the provider.