Tex. Health & Safety Code § 772.512

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 772.512 - Provision of 9-1-1 Service

(a) A district shall provide 9-1-1 service to each participating jurisdiction through one or a combination of the following methods and features or equivalent state-of-the-art technology:

(1) the transfer method;

(2) the relay method;

(3) the dispatch method;

(4) automatic number identification;

(5) automatic location identification; or

(6) selective routing.

(b) The district shall recommend minimum standards for a 9-1-1 system. The 9-1-1 system must be computerized.

(c) For each individual telephone subscriber in the district, 9-1-1 service is mandatory and is not an optional service under any definition of terms relating to telephone service.

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.512

Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 552,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2013.