(a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other law, in a response to a request under the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law, a PSAP may not release individual identifying information of an individual calling a 911 center, victim or witness.
(b) Applicability.--This section shall not apply if the PSAP or a court determines that the public interest in disclosure outweighs the interest in nondisclosure.
(c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "identifying information" includes name, telephone number and home address. The term does not include:
(1) The location of the incident, unless the location is the caller's, victim's or witness's home address or the disclosure of the location would compromise the identity of the caller, victim or witness.
(2) The street block identifier, the cross street or the mile marker nearest the scene of the incident, which shall be public.
(May 24, 2016, P.L.228, No.30, eff. 60 days)
2016 Amendment. Act 30 added section 5399.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 53 - 911 Emergency Communication Services
Section 5301 - Scope of chapter
Section 5303 - Telecommunications management
Section 5304.1 - Pennsylvania State Police
Section 5305 - 911 system plan
Section 5306 - Special public meeting (Deleted by amendment)
Section 5306.2 - Uniform 911 surcharge
Section 5309 - Telephone records
Section 5311.2 - Powers and duties of agency (Deleted by amendment)
Section 5311.3 - Advisory committee (Deleted by amendment)
Section 5311.4 - Wireless E-911 Emergency Services Fund (Deleted by amendment)
Section 5311.5 - Disbursement of fund amounts by agency (Deleted by amendment)
Section 5311.6 - Reporting (Deleted by amendment)
Section 5311.7 - Prohibition against release of information
Section 5311.8 - Wireless provider and VoIP provider records (Deleted by amendment)
Section 5311.9 - Immunity (Deleted by amendment)
Section 5311.10 - Agency funding for wireless E-911 support (Deleted by amendment)
Section 5311.11 - Rate regulation
Section 5311.12 - Regulations (Deleted by amendment)
Section 5311.13 - Enforcement (Deleted by amendment)
Section 5311.14 - Collection and disbursement of VoIP 911 fee (Deleted by amendment)
Section 5311.15 - Shared residential MLTS service
Section 5311.16 - Business MLTS
Section 5311.17 - Shared communications services
Section 5311.18 - Temporary residence
Section 5311.19 - Local notification
Section 5311.20 - ALI database maintenance
Section 5311.21 - Industry standards
Section 5311.22 - Dialing instructions
Section 5311.23 - MLTS signaling
Section 5311.24 - MLTS operator education
Section 5311.25 - Limitation of liability
Section 5312.1 - Legislative study (Deleted by amendment)