MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

1999 Regular Session

To: Public Utilities

By: Representative Reynolds

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 19-5-319, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE RELEASE OF INFORMATION TO THE FORESTRY COMMISSION FOR PINE BEETLE SUPPRESSION PURPOSES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. Section 19-5-319, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

19-5-319. (1) Automatic number identification (ANI), automatic location identification (ALI), and geographic automatic location identification (GeoALI) information that consist of the name, address, and telephone number of telephone or wireless subscribers shall be confidential and the dissemination of the information contained in the 911 automatic number and location data base is prohibited except for the following purpose: the information will be provided to the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) on a call-by-call basis only for the purpose of handling emergency calls or for training, and any permanent record of the information shall be secured by the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) and disposed of in a manner which will retain that security, except upon court order or subpoena from a court of competent jurisdiction or as otherwise provided by law.

(2) All emergency telephone calls and telephone call transmissions received pursuant to Section 19-5-301 et seq., and all tapes containing records of the emergency telephone calls, shall remain confidential and used only for the purposes as may be needed for law enforcement, fire medical rescue or other emergency services. These calls shall not be released to any other parties without court order or subpoena from a court of competent jurisdiction.

(3) Address information may be released to the Mississippi Forestry Commission where needed in order to promote pine beetle suppression.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 1999.