Ohio Code 128.242 – Exemption for certain business service users
Except as provided in section 128.243 of the Revised Code, a business service user to which all of the following apply is exempt from the requirements of section 128.241 of the Revised Code until two years after the effective date of this section :
Terms Used In Ohio Code 128.242
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Business service user: means a user of business service that provides telecommunications service, including 9-1-1 service, to end users through a publicly or privately owned or controlled telephone switch. See Ohio Code 128.01
- Internet: means the international computer network of both federal and nonfederal interoperable packet switched data networks, including the graphical subnetwork known as the world wide web. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Multiline telephone system: means a system to which both of the following apply:
(1) The system consists of common control units, telephone sets, control hardware and software, and adjunct systems, including network and premises-based systems. See Ohio Code 128.01
- Voice over internet protocol: means technologies for the delivery of voice communications and multimedia sessions over internet-protocol networks, including private networks or the internet. See Ohio Code 128.01
(A) The requirements would be unduly and unreasonably burdensome.
(B) The multiline telephone system or voice over internet protocol system needs to be reprogrammed or replaced.
(C) The business service user made a good-faith attempt to reprogram or replace the system.
(D) The business service user agrees to place an instructional sticker next to the telephones that explains how to access 9-1-1 in case of emergency, provides the specific location where the device is installed, and reminds the caller to give the location information to the 9-1-1 call taker.
(E) The instructions described in division (D) of this section are printed in at least sixteen-point boldface type in a contrasting color using a font that is easily readable.
(F) The business service user affirms in an affidavit the conditions specified in divisions (B), (C), (D), and (E) of this section.
(G) The affidavit described in division (F) of this section includes the manufacturer and model number of the system.
Last updated September 14, 2023 at 5:05 PM