Rhode Island § 39-21.1-13 § 39-21.1-13. Provision of emergency services across jurisdictional boundaries — Joint power or other agreements.

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§ 39-21.1-13 — § 39-21.1-13. Provision of emergency services across jurisdictional boundaries — Joint power or other agreements.

Rhode Island § 39-21.1-13

Title 39Public Utilities and Carriers

Ch. 39-21.1911 Emergency Telephone Number Act

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-21.1-13 (2026).

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§ 39-21.1-13. Provision of emergency services across jurisdictional boundaries — Joint power or
               other agreements.
(a) A public safety agency that receives a request for emergency service outside its jurisdictional
            or operational boundaries shall promptly forward the request, utilizing the transfer
            or relay method, to the public safety answering point or public safety agency responsible
            for that geographical area.
         
(b) Once a public safety answering point or public safety agency dispatches an emergency
            unit, the unit shall render its services to the requesting party without regard to
            the unit's

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§ 39-21.1-13. Provision of emergency services across jurisdictional boundaries — Joint power or other agreements.

(a) A public safety agency that receives a request for emergency service outside its jurisdictional or operational boundaries shall promptly forward the request, utilizing the transfer or relay method, to the public safety answering point or public safety agency responsible for that geographical area.

(b) Once a public safety answering point or public safety agency dispatches an emergency unit, the unit shall render its services to the requesting party without regard to the unit's normal jurisdictional boundaries, until it is properly relieved by the public safety agency responsible for that geographical area.

(c) Public agencies within a single system, and public agencies in different systems but which share common boundary lines, are authorized to enter into joint power agreements or other written cooperative agreements to implement these requirements. These agreements may further provide for a public safety agency to render aid outside its normal jurisdictional boundaries on a regular basis.