ORS 403.115 - 9-1-1 emergency reporting systems mandatory; requirements; '9-1-1' as primary emergency number; alternate numbers required; enhancement requirements

• Cite as: ORS 403.115

(1) The primary emergency telephone number within the 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 the telephone company operator and a separate 10-digit nonemergency number.

(2) Every public and private safety agency in this state shall establish or participate in a 9-1-1 emergency reporting 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(3) An emergency telephone number other than 9-1-1 may not be published on the top three-quarters of the emergency listing page of a telephone book.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, a designated mental health crises service and United States Coast Guard, where applicable. If there is more than one mental health crises service in a jurisdiction, the [county] local health department shall decide which mental health crises service the publisher may list by using the criteria of a 24-hour staffed service, nonprofit organization and non-9-1-1 participating agency. The publisher shall refer to the community services section for other numbers.

(4) The 9-1-1 emergency reporting system must include at a minimum: