Oregon Statutes 403.115 – 9-1-1 as primary emergency number; participation in emergency communications system; telephone book emergency listings; requirements
(1) The primary emergency telephone number within this state is 9-1-1, but a public or private safety agency shall maintain both a separate 10-digit secondary emergency number for use by a telephone operator or provider and a separate 10-digit nonemergency number.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 403.115
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
- United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(2) Every public and private safety agency in this state shall participate in the emergency communications system.
(3) An emergency telephone number other than 9-1-1 may not be published on the top three-quarters of the emergency listing page of a telephone book. However, an alternative nonemergency telephone number for a 9-1-1 jurisdiction may be printed on the top three-quarters of the emergency listing page of a telephone book. The publisher may use the remainder of the page to list the Oregon Poison Center, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 9-8-8 coordinated crisis services system and United States Coast Guard, where applicable. The publisher shall refer to the community services section for other numbers.
(4) The emergency communications system must provide:
(a) Interconnectivity between public safety answering points and interconnectivity with providers of the same or similar emergency response services nationally;
(b) The capability, within each primary public safety answering point, to receive all emergency calls placed locally within each 9-1-1 service area; and
(c) The automatic location identification accurately portraying the location from which each emergency call originates. [Formerly 401.720; 2015 c.247 § 8; 2015 c.736 § 56; 2021 c.617 § 7]