N.H. Admin. Code § Saf-C 7006.04

Current through Register No. 36, September 5, 2024

Section Saf-C 7006.04 - Confidentiality of Information and Records

(a) Pursuant to RSA 106-H:14, 911 recordings, records, and information compiled by the commission or the bureau shall not be considered governmental records available under RSA 91-A.

(b) The bureau shall release 911 recordings, records, and information as follows:

(1) On a case by case basis, to law enforcement agencies for official investigative purposes; and

(2) The department of environmental services for the sole purpose of providing geographic information systems data to aid in locating wells subject to RSA 482-B.

(c) Law enforcement agencies requesting recordings, records, or information compiled under RSA 106-H shall submit a written request on stationery bearing the letterhead of the law enforcement agency signed by an official authorized to make the request.

(d) If there is an urgent need for any such recording, record, or information, and it is impractical for a law enforcement agency to submit a request in the manner prescribed in (b) above, a request shall be submitted telephonically to the 9-1-1 PSAP Supervisor's Desk. All requests for recordings, records, or information compiled under RSA 106-H, regardless of what form, shall set forth sufficient facts or circumstances to establish the records sought are only for official investigative purposes.

(e) Pursuant to RSA 106-H:14, II, the records released in (a)(2) above shall not be rereleased under RSA 91-A by the department of environmental services.

(f) Pursuant to RSA 106-H:12, the following information shall be held confidential and securely stored within the enhanced 911 system, and disclosed by the bureau only to facilitate the delivery of emergency services:

(1) Addresses and telephone numbers not published in directories or listed with directory assistance which are included within the enhanced 911 automatic location identifications and automatic telephone number identifications systems to enable the bureau to:

a.Correlate street addresses and geographical locations with telephone numbers; and

b.Correlate telephone numbers with telephone number account holders; and

(2) Physical impairment or special needs information provided by a telephone subscriber concerning anyone within the subscriber's household or business.

(g) Enhanced 911 recordings shall be retained for 6 months

(h) The bureau shall destroy enhanced 911 recordings and records in a manner that safeguards the confidentiality of the information they contain.

N.H. Admin. Code § Saf-C 7006.04

#9091, eff 2-21-08 (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Saf-C 7000)

Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 28, Filed July 14, 2016, Proposed by #11128, Effective 6/29/2016, Expires 6/29/2026.

Amended by Volume XL Number 37, Filed September 10, 2020, Proposed by #13093, Effective 8/25/2020, Expires 8/25/2030.

The amended version of this section by New Hampshire Register Number 24, eff. 5/7/2024 is not yet available.