HF 361: Relating to the confidentiality of audio records and transcripts of 911 service calls involving a child as a witness or victim, or as the maker or the subject of the 911 service call

What it does

This bill relates to the confidentiality of audio records and transcripts of 911 service calls when involving a child as a witness or victim, or as the maker or the subject of the 911 service call.1(3), 911 service calls which do not contain confidential information are considered public records and may be kept confidential; however, the date, time, specific location, and immediate facts and circumstances must often be released except under unusual circumstances.7(5A) to provide that audio or transcripts of 911 service calls dispatched or relayed to a public or private safety agency shall be kept confidential, including after any applicable statute of limitations has run, when the service calls involve a child as a witness or victim, or as the maker or the subject of the 911 service call.

In plain words

1. February 13, 2019Filed in the House and sent to the Public Safety committee