A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning civil procedure.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide detailed information about the safe harbor provision or specify what happens when the responsible party cannot be found.

Law to Help Victims of Child Sexual Abuse Material

This law allows individuals depicted in or exposed to child sexual abuse images online to sue those responsible for sharing the images and gives the attorney general power to stop further distribution.

What This Bill Does

• Allows someone who is shown in or saw child sexual abuse material on the internet to take legal action against the person who put it there.
• Lets the attorney general ask a court to stop someone from sharing more of this kind of material.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who are shown in or saw child sexual abuse images online
• Individuals and companies that share or allow access to this kind of material on the internet

Terms To Know

Civil action

A legal case where someone asks a court for help because they think another person has hurt them in some way.

Injunctive relief

When a court orders someone to stop doing something that is harmful or illegal.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what happens if the person responsible for sharing the material cannot be found.
• It's unclear how this law will affect international cases where the material is shared from another country.
• The exact conditions under which someone can get safe harbor protection are not detailed in the summary.

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning civil procedure.
Civil liability for child sexual abuse material.

Current Bill Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning civil procedure.

Civil liability for child sexual abuse material.

Permits an individual depicted in child sexual abuse material or obscene material on the Internet, or exposed to obscene material on the Internet, to bring a civil action against a person who knowingly or intentionally: (1) allows or facilitates access to the material on the Internet; (2) disseminates the material on the Internet; or (3) is a content provider of prohibited material. Allows the attorney general to seek injunctive relief. Creates a safe harbor provision for certain persons under certain conditions. Provides that: (1) comparative fault; and (2) tort claims immunities; do not apply to a civil action based on prohibited material.