Mich. Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) signed a 2004 bill allowing 911 ...
Mich. Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) signed a 2004 bill allowing 911 service districts to implement “reverse 911” systems that allow emergency responders to call phone customers in specific areas to warn them of imminent danger or hazardous emergency situations.…
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The new law (SB-1267), passed in the final days of the 2004 legislative session, requires that landline telecom service providers supply address and phone number information for reverse 911 upon official request. Wireless carriers are exempt from this requirement. Carriers can charge a reasonable fee for the service. The information can be used only for reverse 911 purposes, and violations of privacy would be a civil misdemeanor. It also establishes a dispute resolution mechanism through the PSC.