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SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1774
PRINTER'S NO. 3320
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1310
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY DONATUCCI, YOUNGBLOOD, BROWNLEE, THOMAS, V. BROWN,
MURT, CRUZ, DAVIS, SCHLOSSBERG, D. COSTA, HEFFLEY, KINSEY,
SCHWEYER, BARBIN, BARRAR, DeLUCA, W. KELLER, SAINATO,
McNEILL, BIZZARRO, MILNE, TOBASH, COHEN, WATSON, WHITE,
FARRY, TOOHIL, KORTZ AND MCCLINTON, JUNE 10, 2015
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, IN SENATE, MAY 10, 2016
AN ACT
Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in emergency telephone service,
providing for prohibited release of information.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 35 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 5399. Prohibited release of information.
(a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other law, in a
response to a request under the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6,
No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law, a PSAP may not release a
public record or part of a public record containing identifying
information related to an individual calling a 911 center.
INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF AN INDIVIDUAL CALLING A
911 CENTER, VICTIM OR WITNESS.
(B) APPLICABILITY.--THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY IF THE PSAP
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OR A COURT DETERMINES THAT THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN DISCLOSURE
OUTWEIGHS THE INTEREST IN NONDISCLOSURE.
(b) (C) Definition.--As used in this section, the term
"identifying information" includes name, telephone number ,
address and location. AND HOME ADDRESS. THE TERM DOES NOT
INCLUDE:
(1) THE LOCATION OF THE INCIDENT, UNLESS THE LOCATION IS
THE CALLER'S, VICTIM'S OR WITNESS'S HOME ADDRESS OR THE
DISCLOSURE OF THE LOCATION WOULD COMPROMISE THE IDENTITY OF
THE CALLER, VICTIM OR WITNESS.
(2) THE STREET BLOCK IDENTIFIER, THE CROSS STREET OR THE
MILE MARKER NEAREST THE SCENE OF THE INCIDENT, WHICH SHALL BE
PUBLIC.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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