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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) A provider may not block delivery or forwarding to a public safety answering point of location information, a call-back number or other identifying information related to an emergency call.
(2) Automatic number identifications received by public safety answering points are confidential and are not subject to public disclosure unless and until an official report is written by the public or private safety agency and that agency does not withhold the telephone number under ORS 192.410 to 192.505 or other state and federal laws. The official report of a public safety answering point may not include nonpublished or nonlisted telephone numbers. The official report of a public or private safety agency may not include nonpublished or nonlisted telephone numbers. Nonpublished or nonlisted telephone numbers are not otherwise subject to public disclosure without the permission of the subscriber.
(3) A provider is not subject to an action for civil damages for providing in good faith confidential or nonpublic information, including nonpublished and nonlisted subscriber information, to emergency services providers who are:
(a) Responding to an emergency call;
(b) Responding to emergency situations that involve the risk of death or serious physical harm to an individual, as provided in ORS 403.132; or
(c) Notifying the public of an emergency.
(4) Subsection (3) of this section does not compel a provider to provide nonpublished and nonlisted subscriber information directly to emergency services providers or law enforcement agencies prior to placement of an emergency call without process of law.
(5) Subscriber information acquired by a 9-1-1 jurisdiction for the purpose of providing emergency communications services under ORS 403.105 to 403.250 is not subject to public disclosure and may not be used by other public agencies except:
(a) To respond to an emergency call;
(b) To respond to an emergency situation that involves the risk of death or serious physical harm to an individual, as provided in ORS 403.132; or
(c) To notify the public of an emergency by utilizing an automated notification system if a provider has provided subscriber information to the 9-1-1 jurisdiction or emergency services provider.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Oregon Revised Statutes Military Affairs; Emergency Services § 403.135 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-32-military-affairs-emergency-services/or-rev-st-sect-403-135/
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