A service supplier, including any company providing telephone services and its employees, directors, officers, and agents, is not liable for any damages in a civil action for injuries, death, or loss to persons or property incurred by any person as a result of any act or omission of a service supplier or any of its employees, directors, officers, or agents, except for willful or wanton misconduct, either in connection with developing, adopting, implementing, maintaining, or operating any emergency 9-1-1 system or in the identification of the telephone number, address, or name associated with any person accessing an emergency 9-1-1 system.
History. Code 1981, § 46-5-135 , enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 179, § 5; Ga. L. 2005, p. 660, § 9/HB 470; Ga. L. 2007, p. 318, § 2/HB 394.
The 2005 amendment, effective July 1, 2005, substituted “9-1-1” for “ ‘911’ ” twice in this Code section.
The 2007 amendment, effective July 1, 2007, substituted “any company providing telephone services” for “any telephone company” near the beginning of this Code section.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation
Part 4 - Emergency Telephone Number 9-1-1 System
§ 46-5-121. Legislative Intent
§ 46-5-125. Formation of Multijurisdictional and Regional 9-1-1 Systems
§ 46-5-126. Cooperation by Commission and Telephone Industry
§ 46-5-128. Cooperation by Public Agencies
§ 46-5-129. Use of 9-1-1 Emblem
§ 46-5-130. Federal Assistance
§ 46-5-131. Exemptions From Liability in Operation of 9-1-1 System
§ 46-5-132. Fees by Service Supplier
§ 46-5-133. Authority of Local Government to Adopt Resolution to Impose Monthly 9-1-1 Charge
§ 46-5-135. Liability of Service Supplier in Civil Action
§ 46-5-136. Authority of Local Government to Create Advisory Board
§ 46-5-137. Powers of Public Service Commission Not Affected