2082

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 730

(9)    "COUNTY PLAN" MEANS A PLAN FOR A MINIMUM
911 SYSTEM OR ENHANCED 911 SYSTEM OR ANY AMENDMENT TO THE
PLAN DEVELOPED BY A COUNTY OR SEVERAL COUNTIES TOGETHER
UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 231HH 204H-3 AND 231-II
204H-4 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(10)   "911 TRUST FUND" MEANS THE NET PROCEEDS OF
THE SURCHARGE PROPOSED IN SECTION 231JJ 204H-5 OF THIS
SUBTITLE.

(11)   "MULTICOUNTY" MEANS TWO OR MORE COUNTIES
WHICH ARE CONTIGUOUS.

231GG 204H-2.

(A) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 1985 ALL COUNTIES SHALL HAVE

IN OPERATION A MINIMUM OR ENHANCED 911 SYSTEM.

(1)          THIS SYSTEM MAY OPERATE AS PART OF A
MULTICOUNTY SYSTEM PROVIDED THAT IMPLEMENTATION IS PRECEDED
BY COOPERATIVE PLANNING.

(2)          SERVICE AVAILABLE THROUGH A MINIMUM 911
SYSTEM SHALL INCLUDE POLICE, FIRE FIGHTING, AND EMERGENCY
AMBULANCE SERVICES.         OTHER EMERGENCY AND CIVIL DEFENSE
SERVICES MAY BE INCORPORATED INTO THE MINIMUM 911 SYSTEM AT
THE DISCRETION OF THE COUNTY OR COUNTIES BEING SERVED BY THE
SYSTEM.

(3)          THE DIGITS 911 SHALL BE THE PRIMARY
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER WITHIN THE SYSTEM, BUT A PUBLIC
SAFETY AGENCY WHOSE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE 911 SYSTEM
MAY MAINTAIN A SEPARATE SECONDARY BACKUP NUMBER FOR
EMERGENCY CALLS AND SHALL MAINTAIN A SEPARATE NUMBER FOR
NONEMERGENCY TELEPHONE CALLS.

(4)         PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES WITHIN A COUNTY 911

SYSTEM SHALL IN ALL CASES BE NOTIFIED BY THE PUBLIC SAFETY
ANSWERING POINT OF A REQUEST FOR SERVICE IN THAT COUNTY.
THERE SHALL BE WHERE POSSIBLE WRITTEN GUIDELINES TO GOVERN

THE ASSIGNMENT OF CALLS FOR ASSISTANCE TO THE APPROPRIATE

PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY AND THERE SHALL BE WRITTEN, AGREEMENTS

AMONG STATE, COUNTY AND LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES THAT

HAVE CONCURRENT JURISDICTION SO THAT THERE IS A CLEAR

UNDERSTANDING AS TO WHICH SPECIFIC CALLS FOR ASSISTANCE WILL

BE REFERRED TO INDIVIDUAL PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES.

(5) COUNTIES, PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES, PUBLIC
SAFETY ANSWERING POINTS AND OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL UNITS
MAY ENTER INTO COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR THE ALLOCATION OF
OPERATIONAL AND CAPITAL COSTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE 911
SYSTEM.

231HH 204H-3.