Texas Health and Safety Code 772.512 – Provision of 9-1-1 Service
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(a) A district shall provide 9-1-1 service to each participating jurisdiction through one or a combination of the following methods and features or equivalent state-of-the-art technology:
(1) the transfer method;
(2) the relay method;
(3) the dispatch method;
(4) automatic number identification;
(5) automatic location identification; or
(6) selective routing.
(b) The district shall recommend minimum standards for a 9-1-1 system. The 9-1-1 system must be computerized.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 772.512
- 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.
(c) For each individual telephone subscriber in the district, 9-1-1 service is mandatory and is not an optional service under any definition of terms relating to telephone service.