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NC H614

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/4/2019

Primary Sponsor

Patricia Hurley

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019-2020 Session

AI Summary

  • Creates warrantless access to wireless call location data (GPS, triangulation, and per-call measurement data) for law enforcement and public safety answering points in emergency situations involving imminent risk of death or serious physical harm.

  • Limits data requests to the amount reasonably necessary to prevent the imminent death or serious physical harm and requires that obtaining a warrant through normal legal channels would significantly reduce the chance of prevention.

  • Protects wireless service providers from civil liability if they provide call location data in good-faith reliance on law enforcement or public safety answering point representations made under this statute.

  • Requires all wireless service providers registered in North Carolina to submit emergency contact information to the State Bureau of Investigation annually by June 15 or immediately upon changes.

  • Establishes that the State Bureau of Investigation shall maintain and make readily available to public safety answering points a database of wireless service provider emergency contact information, effective July 1, 2019.

Legislative Description

Kelsey Smith Act

Last Action

Ref to the Com on Judiciary, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

4/8/2019

Committee Referrals

Judiciary4/8/2019

Full Bill Text

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