§ 56-484.21 — Instructions for emergency calling

Virginia § 56-484.21

• Jurisdiction: Virginia
• Title 56: PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANIES
• Ch. 15: TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE COMPANIES
• Art. 8: EMERGENCY CALLS ON MULTILINE TELEPHONE SYSTEMS

Text

Commencing July 1, 2009, the MLTS provider of any multiline telephone system shall either (i) demonstrate or provide written instructions to each new user of the MLTS how to place an emergency call from a telephone station or (ii) provide written instructions at each telephone station that inform an individual how to place an emergency call from the telephone station. Written instructions provided to a new user or provided at a telephone station shall include the telephone station's street address and such additional information regarding the location of the telephone station that is sufficiently specific to permit an emergency responder with the information to locate the telephone station.

Legislative History

2007, c. 427.