Pennsylvania Act 1992-170 — PUBLIC SAFETY EMERGENCY TELEPHONE ACT - AMEND DEFINITIONS

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PUBLIC SAFETY EMERGENCY TELEPHONE ACT - AMEND DEFINITIONS
                 Act of Dec. 18, 1992, P.L. 1373, No. 170             Cl. 35
                             Session of 1992
                               No. 1992-170

     SB 1525

                                  AN ACT

     Amending the act of July 9, 1990 (P.L.340, No.78), entitled "An
        act providing for a Statewide emergency telephone number 911
        system; providing for contributions from telephone
        subscribers; providing a penalty; and making a repeal,"
        further providing for the definition of "telephone
        subscriber"; and adding the definition of "person."

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  The definition of "telephone subscriber" in
     section 2 of the act of July 9, 1990 (P.L.340, No.78), known as
     the Public Safety Emergency Telephone Act, is amended and the
     section is amended by adding a definition to read:
      Section 2.  Definitions.
        The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
     have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
     context clearly indicates otherwise:
        * * *
        "Person."  The term includes a corporation, a partnership, an
     association, the Federal Government, the State government, a
     political subdivision, a municipal or other local authority, as
     well as a natural person.
        * * *
        "Telephone subscriber."  A person who contracts with a
     telephone company within this Commonwealth for local exchange
     telephone service, either residential or commercial. When the
     same person[, business or organization] has several telephone
     dial tone access lines, each dial tone access line shall
     constitute a separate subscription. For purposes of the
     contribution rate, the term shall not include pay stations owned
     or operated by a regulated public utility.
        Section 2.  This act shall be retroactive to September 7,
     1990.
        Section 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.

     APPROVED--The 18th day of December, A. D. 1992.

     ROBERT P. CASEY