For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICE.
A telephone service that provides the user of the public telephone system the ability to place calls to a public safety answering point on a 24-hour basis, and to reach local public safety agencies by dialing the digits 9-1-1.
AUTOMATIC DIALING DEVICE.
An alarm system which automatically sends over regular telephone lines, by direct connection or otherwise, a prerecorded voice message or coded signal indicating the existence of the emergency situation that the alarm system is designated to detect.
E911 (ENHANCED 911).
An emergency telephone system that provides the caller with wireline emergency 911 system service and also directs 911 calls to appropriate public safety answering points based on the geographical location from which the call originated; displays caller's telephone number and associates a physical address with such number. Currently works on land lines, but not reliable with cellular telephone or Voice over Internet Protocol.
PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY.
For purposes of this chapter, this term shall refer to any agency of the Metro Government that provides emergency services to the public, including Louisville Metro Police Department, Louisville Fire and Rescue, suburban fire protection districts, Louisville Metro Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Management Agency, MetroSafe, and the secondary public safety answering points within the geographical boundaries of Louisville Metro .
PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINTS (PSAP).
Communications facilities assigned the responsibility to accept emergency and nonemergency telephone calls, which then relay the information to the appropriate public safety agencies within the Louisville Metro geographical boundaries.
SECONDARY PSAP.
Within Louisville Metro, this would include the police departments of Anchorage, Jeffersontown, Shively, and St. Matthews; it also includes the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, which handles dispatch for the remaining fourth- through sixth-class cities.
SERVICE SUPPLIER.
A person or entity that provides local exchange telephone service to a telephone subscriber.
TELEMATICS.
A wireless communications system designed for the collection and dissemination of information; particularly vehicle-based electronic systems, vehicle tracking and positioning, on-line vehicle navigation and information systems and emergency assistance.
VoIP
(also known as
VOICE over INTERNET PROTOCOL
or
INTERNET TELEPHONY
). Technology that enables routing of voice conversations over the internet or any other IP network.
(1994 Jeff. Code, § 93.01) (Jeff. Ord. 8-1985, adopted and effective 3-26-1985; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 81-2006, approved 5-16-2006)