Minnesota Statutes 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.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 237.83
- Telecommunications service: means the offering of telecommunications for a fee directly to the public or to such classes of users as to be effectively available to the public regardless of the facilities used. See Minnesota Statutes 237.01
- Telecommunications service provider: means any provider of telecommunications service. See Minnesota Statutes 237.01
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 237.83
- Telecommunications service: means the offering of telecommunications for a fee directly to the public or to such classes of users as to be effectively available to the public regardless of the facilities used. See Minnesota Statutes 237.01
- Telecommunications service provider: means any provider of telecommunications service. See Minnesota Statutes 237.01
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.
MS 2012 [Repealed, 2014 c 212 art 4 s 3]