General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6015
January Session, 2013 *_____HB06015PD____050613____*
General Assembly
Substitute Bill No. 6015
January Session, 2013
*_____HB06015PD____050613____*
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE CHARGING OF FEES FOR 9-1-1 CALLS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2013) No municipality may assess any person a user fee, service charge or similar fee or charge for making, in good faith, a 9-1-1 call requesting that emergency response services be dispatched. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a municipality assessing any person the costs incurred by such municipality in providing such emergency response services.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2013 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2013
New section
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