New York Executive Law Section 29-I - Immunity from liability for emergency alerts.

29-i. Immunity from liability for emergency alerts. Any provider of mobile services, as defined in 47 U.S.C. 153, including its officers, directors, employees, affiliates, vendors and agents, acting on behalf of the state, and any third-party intermediary transmission service provider, including such third-party intermediary transmission service provider's affiliates, officers, directors, employees, vendors and agents, acting directly or indirectly on behalf of the state or on behalf of any such provider of mobile services, that transmits emergency alerts similar to those described in 47 CFR 10.10 and 10.400, or that transmits any other type or form of emergency alert messages, shall not be liable for any act or omission related to or any harm resulting from the transmission of, or failure to transmit, an emergency alert, provided that such provider, officer, director, employee, affiliate, vendor or agent acted reasonably and in good faith.


Last modified: February 3, 2019