Arizona 2022 Regular Session

Arizona Senate Bill SB1353 Compare Versions

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1	1	REFERENCE TITLE: internet materials; harmful to minors State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022 SB 1353 Introduced by Senator Rogers AN ACT amending title 44, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding chapter 32; relating to internet materials. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
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54	54	amending title 44, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding chapter 32; relating to internet materials.
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64	64	Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 44, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding chapter 32, to read: CHAPTER 32 INTERNET MATERIALS THAT ARE HARMFUL TO MINORS ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS START_STATUTE44-7501. Definition of harmful to minors In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, "harmful to minors" has the same meaning prescribed in section 13-3501. END_STATUTE START_STATUTE44-7502. Age verification Before a website allows a person in this state to access material that is harmful to minors, the person must verify that the person is at least eighteen years of age through the use of a credit card. Age verification through an online agreement in which the user signifies the user's acceptance by clicking a button or checking a box is not sufficient to verify the person is at least eighteen years of age for the purposes of this section. END_STATUTE START_STATUTE44-7503. Websites; domain names; internet service providers; civil liability; civil penalties A. A website that contains material that is harmful to minors and that originates or is hosted in this state must have the top-level domain name .xxx. B. A website that violates this chapter and an internet service provider that hosts a website that violates this chapter are civilly liable for the violation and are subject to the following civil penalties of not more than the following amounts for each violation: 1. $21,663 for a first violation. 2. $54,157 for a second violation WITHIN a five-year period. 3. $108,315 for a third or subsequent violation within a seven-year period. END_STATUTE
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66	66	Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
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68	68	Section 1. Title 44, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding chapter 32, to read:
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78	78	In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, "harmful to minors" has the same meaning prescribed in section 13-3501. END_STATUTE
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82	82	Before a website allows a person in this state to access material that is harmful to minors, the person must verify that the person is at least eighteen years of age through the use of a credit card. Age verification through an online agreement in which the user signifies the user's acceptance by clicking a button or checking a box is not sufficient to verify the person is at least eighteen years of age for the purposes of this section. END_STATUTE
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84	84	START_STATUTE44-7503. Websites; domain names; internet service providers; civil liability; civil penalties
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86	86	A. A website that contains material that is harmful to minors and that originates or is hosted in this state must have the top-level domain name .xxx.
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88	88	B. A website that violates this chapter and an internet service provider that hosts a website that violates this chapter are civilly liable for the violation and are subject to the following civil penalties of not more than the following amounts for each violation:
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92	92	2. $54,157 for a second violation WITHIN a five-year period.
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94	94	3. $108,315 for a third or subsequent violation within a seven-year period. END_STATUTE