Minnesota Administrative Rules

7813.0100 DEFINITIONS.

Subpart 1.

Scope.

Terms used in this chapter have the meanings given them in this part.

Subp. 2.

Call tracing.

"Call tracing" means identifying and recording the numbers of the telephones originating some or all incoming calls to the telephone line of a customer who has complained of receiving harassing calls and has requested that those calls be traced.

Subp. 3.

Customer.

"Customer" means a person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, municipality, cooperative association or organization, governmental agency, or other entity receiving telecommunications service.

Subp. 4.

CLASS call-tracing service.

"CLASS call-tracing service" means a customer-activated, call-specific form of call-tracing service available in technologically upgraded exchanges as part of a set of services called Custom Local Area Signaling Services.

Subp. 5.

Emergency.

"Emergency" means a situation that appears to present immediate danger to person or property.

Subp. 6.

Harassing telephone calls.

"Harassing telephone calls" means telephone calls in which the caller:

A.

threatens injury to person or property;

B.

makes any comment, request, suggestion, or proposal that is obscene, lewd, or lascivious;

C.

repeatedly makes telephone calls, whether or not conversation ensues, with intent to abuse, threaten, or harass; or

D.

makes or causes the telephone of another person to ring repeatedly or continuously, with intent to harass a person at the called telephone number.

Subp. 7.

Investigative or law enforcement officer.

"Investigative or law enforcement officer" means an officer of the United States, a state, or a political subdivision of the United States or a state, or a University of Minnesota peace officer, who is empowered by law to investigate or make arrests for crimes related to communications, or an attorney authorized by law to prosecute those crimes.

Subp. 8.

Local exchange carrier.

"Local exchange carrier" means a telephone company furnishing local telephone service.

Subp. 9.

Trap and trace device.

"Trap and trace device" means a device that captures the incoming electronic or other impulses that identify the originating number of an instrument or device from which a wire or electronic communication was transmitted.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 237.069

History:

19 SR 1518

Published Electronically:

August 26, 1999