Senate File 65 - Introduced SENATE FILE 65 BY DANIELSON A BILL FOR An Act prohibiting private safety agencies from utilizing the 1 digits 911 in telephone numbers or internet addresses, and 2 providing a penalty. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1712XS (2) 85 rn/sc

S.F. 65 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 34A.11 911 utilization —— 1 restriction. 2 1. A private safety agency shall not be issued or obtain 3 use of the digits 911 in consecutive order with regard to any 4 telephone number, or the digits 911 or the designation E911 5 with regard to any internet address, utilized to identify or 6 access the agency or the agency’s internet site. 7 2. A violation of this section is a serious misdemeanor. 8 EXPLANATION 9 This bill prohibits a private safety agency from being 10 issued or obtaining the use of the digits 911 in consecutive 11 order with regard to any telephone number, or the digits 911 12 or the designation E911 with regard to any internet address, 13 utilized to identify or access the agency or the agency’s 14 internet site. The bill provides that a violation of these 15 provisions is a serious misdemeanor. A serious misdemeanor is 16 punishable by confinement for no more than one year and a fine 17 of at least $315 but not more than $1,875. 18 -1- LSB 1712XS (2) 85 rn/sc 1/ 1