57-40.6-07. Use of the furnished information

57-40.6-07. Use of the furnished information

1. Unpublished names and telephone numbers generated by an emergency services

communication system coordinator or a public safety answering point or provided to an

emergency services communication system coordinator or public safety answering

point under section 57-40.6-06 are confidential and may be used only for verifying the

location or identity, or both, for response purposes, of a person calling a public safety

answering point for emergency help or by the emergency services communication

system coordinator or public safety answering point for the purpose of a public safety

agency notifying a person of an emergency.

2. Published names and telephone numbers maintained by an emergency services

communication system coordinator or public safety answering point are exempt

records as defined in section 44-04-17.1 but must be provided upon request to the

treasurer and auditor of the county served by the public safety answering point for the

purpose of verifying and correcting names and addresses used for official purposes.

3. A record obtained by a public safety answering point for the purpose of providing

services in an emergency which reveals personal information or the identity, location,

or telephone number of a person requesting emergency service or reporting an

emergency is exempt from section 44-04-18 and may be redacted from the record

before it is released.

4. An audio recording of a request for emergency services or of a report of an emergency

is an exempt record as defined in section 44-04-17.1. However, upon request, a

person may listen to the audio recording, but may not copy or record the audio. A

person also may request a written transcript of the audio recording, which must be

provided to the person within a reasonable time. The emergency services

communication system coordinator may refer requests to the appropriate investigating

agency possessing the recording and shall communicate this referral to the requester.

The investigating agency shall answer requests for the records. If an investigating

agency does not have possession of the record, the emergency services

communication system coordinator shall respond to the request for the record.