---
urn: urn:us-la:rs:45:795
citation: "R.S. 45:795"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 45 › Chapter 8-A"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1974, number: 94, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: enactment }
---

# Primary emergency telephone number; 911

The digits 911 shall be the primary emergency telephone number within the system, but a public agency or public safety agency may maintain a separate secondary backup number, and shall maintain a separate number for non-emergency telephone calls.