12-5354. Administration of act; rules and regulations; civil penalties.
12-5354
12-5354. Administration of act; rules and
regulations; civil penalties.
(a) The secretary shall administer the provisions of the
VoIP
enhanced 911 act.
The secretary is hereby authorized to adopt rules and regulations necessary for
effectuation of the
provisions of this act, including, but not limited to, assessing civil
penalties.
(b) No civil penalty shall be imposed pursuant to this section except upon
the written order of
the secretary or the secretary's duly authorized agent to a VoIP provider.
Such order shall state
the violation, the penalty to be imposed and the right of such VoIP provider to
appeal to the
secretary. Any such VoIP provider, within 20 days after notification, may make
written request to
the secretary for a hearing or informal conference hearing in accordance with
the provisions of
the Kansas administrative procedure act. The secretary shall affirm, reverse or
modify the order
and shall specify the reasons therefor.
(c) Any VoIP provider aggrieved by an order of the secretary made under this
section may
appeal such order to the district court in the manner provided by the act for
judicial review and
civil enforcement of agency actions.
(d) Any civil penalty recovered pursuant to this section shall be deposited
with the local
collection point administrator and subsequently routed back to the
corresponding PSAP and shall
be used solely for those expenses allowed by this act.
History: L. 2006, ch. 101, § 3; July 1.