(a) The telephone number 911 is restricted to emergency calls that may result in dispatch of the appropriate response for: fire suppression and rescue, emergency medical services or ambulances, hazardous material, disaster, or major emergency occurrences, and law enforcement activities.
(b) The digits 911 shall be the primary emergency telephone number, but the involved agencies may maintain a separate secondary backup number and shall maintain a separate number for non-emergency telephone calls.
(c) No person shall connect to a service supplier's network or to a CMRS provider's network any automatic alarm, or other automatic alerting device that automatically dials, without human initiation, and provides a pre-recorded message in order to directly access the services that may be obtained through dialing 911.
(d) The making of a false alarm, complaint, or knowingly reporting false information using the E-911 system, may subject the caller to penalties as provided by law.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.
Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.
Chapter 98 - Emergency Telephone Service.
Section 11-98-1 - Definitions.
Section 11-98-2 - Districts; Creation; Composition; Powers and Duties.
Section 11-98-3 - The Digits 911 Established as Primary Emergency Telephone Number.
Section 11-98-4 - Board of Commissioners.
Section 11-98-4.1 - Board Created; Composition; Powers and Duties.
Section 11-98-4.2 - Annual Report.
Section 11-98-5 - Monthly Statewide 911 Charge.
Section 11-98-5.1 - (Repealed Effective October 1, 2013) Maximum Tariff Rates.
Section 11-98-5.3 - Prepaid Wireless Telephone Service.
Section 11-98-6 - Disposition of Funds.
Section 11-98-7 - Reimbursement of Cmrs Providers From 911 Fund.
Section 11-98-7.2 - Alabama Emergency Communication District Long-Range Study Commission.
Section 11-98-9 - Technical Proprietary Information.
Section 11-98-10 - Restrictions on 911 Use; Secondary Backup Emergency Number Authorized; Certain Automatic Alerting Devices Connected to Network Prohibited; Possible Penalties for Misuse.
Section 11-98-11 - Methods of Response to Emergency Calls.
Section 11-98-12 - Release of Audio Recording; Public Records; Transcript.
Section 11-98-13 - Biennial Audit.
Section 11-98-13.1 - Permanent Oversight Commission on 911.