There are no specific provisions or reported authorities regarding tapes. See also Conn. While the statute does not address these records, the attorney general found that audio recordings of calls made from the residence of Vice President Biden were exempt from disclosure, as the privacy interests under the U. Constitution and Delaware law outweighed whatever interest the public might have in disclosure of the recordings.
To the extent that records of tapes are not otherwise statutorily exempt from the mandates of the Public Records Law i. The Act permits access to public records of an emergency "" system, except information that would reveal the name, address, or telephone number of a person placing a call to a public safety answering point if redaction of such information is necessary to protect the identity of a confidential source, to prevent disclosure of information that would endanger the life or safety of any persons, or to prevent disclosure of the existence of a confidential investigation.
Under state law, police department records relating to proceedings filed in the Family Court are confidential unless otherwise ordered by the court. There is no statutory and little case law addressing this issue. See City of Elkhart v. A Public Access Counselor opinion addressed the question of whether recordings are investigatory records under Indiana Code Section b 1. Opinion of the Public Access Counselor, Hasnie v.
Carroll Cnty. E , FC The Counselor cited prior opinions that many calls do not involved crime investigation and that tapes are presumed to be records subject to public disclosure.
Generally, tapes are public record and may be obtained by anyone. Not specifically addressed, but presumably open unless part of a criminal investigation. In Bowling v. Brandenburg , 37 S.
Paxton Media Group , No. See also ORD finding recording exempt under law enforcement records exemption, Ky. Baton Rouge Par. Dep't of Emergency Med. Redacted transcripts of calls are available to the public. The transcript will not contain names, addresses or telephone numbers of persons placing the call or receiving assistance.
The general location where the assistance was sent is public. State of Maine , ME , 82 A. Except on a showing of good cause, audio tapes of calls are confidential. Tape recordings of Emergency Telephone System calls are public records, except for those portions exempted from disclosure. Att'y Gen. For example, medical information such as the symptoms of an ill or injured individual recorded during a call may not be released.
The Michigan Court of Appeals held that a city acted whimsically in denying the plaintiff immediate access to tapes. Meredith Corp. City of Flint , Mich. Written transcription of calls are public, with some caveats.
Audio recordings may be used for certain public safety and training purposes. These recordings shall not be released to any other parties without court order or subpoena from a court of competent jurisdiction. However, section 3 of the same provision provides for the release of some information about calls:.
Officer check. In route. Repeat message. At home or Off duty. Suicide attempt. Gunshot s. Transporting person s to jail. Suspicious person. Transporting female to jail. In the area. Returning to office. Arrived on scene. Finished with call. Phone call. Finished with call, no report taken. Finished with call, report taken. Stand by. Many call centers follow protocols that guide callers through a sequence of questions to quickly obtain information necessary for dispatching the right responders to the right location.
Call-takers may also provide instructions about what to do until help arrives. Even though protocols are designed to help call-takers reassure callers and take charge of the situation, the experience can be stressful for a caller who is not accustomed to dealing with emergencies. Be prepared to follow any instructions the call-taker gives you. Many centers can tell you exactly what to do until help arrives, such as providing step-by-step instructions to aid someone who is choking or needs first aid or CPR.
Do not hang up until the call-taker instructs you to do so. Can I text for emergency assistance? Calling by sending a text message is increasing across the United States, and efforts are underway to receive text messages at call centers nationwide.
Even if text-to services are available in your community, a voice call remains the best way to reach If you send a text message to , but text-to services are not available in your community, you should receive an immediate bounce-back message from the wireless provider telling you that the text message was not delivered.
For more information about text-to go to quick facts. What should I do if I accidentally dial ? If you dial by mistake, or if a child in your home dials when no emergency exists, do not hang up — that could make officials think that an emergency exists, and possibly send responders to your location.
Instead, simply explain to the call-taker what happened. Can I dial from a wireless phone without a wireless calling plan? All wireless phones, even those that are not subscribed to or supported by a specific carrier, can call Most other states allow free access to transcripts, although the procedure for obtaining them varies. You request access by sending a letter to the agency in charge of the documents stating that you are requesting the records under the CPRA.
In Iowa, transcripts and recordings are generally available to the public upon simple request. Teo Spengler earned a J.
Berkeley's Boalt Hall.
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