47 CFR § 9.24 - Petition regarding additional purposes and functions.

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title: "47 CFR § 9.24 - Petition regarding additional purposes and functions."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "9.24"
section_name: "Petition regarding additional purposes and functions."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
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subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "9"
part_name: "911 REQUIREMENTS"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "47 U.S.C. 151-154, 152(a), 155(c), 157, 160, 201, 202, 208, 210, 214, 218, 219, 222, 225, 251(e), 255, 301, 302, 303, 307, 308, 309, 310, 316, 319, 332, 403, 405, 605, 610, 615, 615 note, 615a, 615b, 615c, 615a-1, 616, 620, 621, 623, 623 note, 721, and 1471, and Section 902 of Title IX, Division FF, Pub. L. 116-260, 134 Stat. 1182, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "84 FR 66760, Dec. 5, 2019, unless otherwise noted."
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# 9.24 Petition regarding additional purposes and functions.

(a) A State or taxing jurisdiction may petition the Commission for a determination that an obligation or expenditure of 911 fees or charges for a purpose or function other than the purposes or functions designated as acceptable in § 9.23 should be treated as an acceptable purpose or function. Such a petition must meet the requirements applicable to a petition for declaratory ruling under § 1.2 of this chapter.

(b) The Commission shall grant the petition if the State or taxing jurisdiction provides sufficient documentation to demonstrate that the purpose or function:

(1) Supports public safety answering point functions or operations; or

(2) Has a direct impact on the ability of a public safety answering point to:

(i) Receive or respond to 911 calls; or

(ii) Dispatch emergency responders.