Arizona 2024 Regular Session

Arizona House Bill HB2656 Compare Versions

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1	1		REFERENCE TITLE: internet pornography; age verification State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024 HB 2656 Introduced by Representatives Parker B: Heap, Jones, Kolodin, Marshall, McGarr, Montenegro, Parker J, Pingerelli, Smith; Senators Hoffman, Wadsack An Act amending title 18, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding chapter 7; relating to information technology. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
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9	9		REFERENCE TITLE: internet pornography; age verification
10	10		State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024
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46	46		Representatives Parker B: Heap, Jones, Kolodin, Marshall, McGarr, Montenegro, Parker J, Pingerelli, Smith; Senators Hoffman, Wadsack
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68	68		amending title 18, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding chapter 7; relating to information technology.
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78	78		Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 18, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding chapter 7, to read: CHAPTER 7 GOVERNMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY USAGE ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS START_STATUTE18-701. Internet access; pornography; age verification; blacklists; civil liability; definitions A. A commercial entity that intentionally or knowingly publishes or distributes pornography on the internet from a pornographic website shall verify that any person attempting to access the pornographic material is at least eighteen years of age. The commercial entity shall verify a person's age by comparing the internet protocol address of the person attempting to access the pornographic material with the blacklists described in subsection b of this section. B. An internet user who is also the parent or guardian of a minor child has the right to submit a request to the user's internet service provider to have one or more of the user's internet protocol addresses added to, or removed from, a blacklist. C. A commercial entity that violates this section is subject to civil liability for damages resulting from a minor's access to pornographic material, including reasonable attorney fees and costs. D. This section does not impose an obligation or a liability on a user of an interactive computer service on the internet. E. For the purposes of this section: 1. "Interactive computer service" means any information service, system or access software provider that provides or enables computer access by multiple users to a computer server, including a service or system that provides access to the internet and systems operated or services offered by libraries or educational institutions. 2. "Internet" has the same meaning prescribed in section 18-541.END_STATUTE
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80	80		Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
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82	82		Section 1. Title 18, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding chapter 7, to read:
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90	90		START_STATUTE18-701. Internet access; pornography; age verification; blacklists; civil liability; definitions
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92	92		A. A commercial entity that intentionally or knowingly publishes or distributes pornography on the internet from a pornographic website shall verify that any person attempting to access the pornographic material is at least eighteen years of age. The commercial entity shall verify a person's age by comparing the internet protocol address of the person attempting to access the pornographic material with the blacklists described in subsection b of this section.
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94	94		B. An internet user who is also the parent or guardian of a minor child has the right to submit a request to the user's internet service provider to have one or more of the user's internet protocol addresses added to, or removed from, a blacklist.
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96	96		C. A commercial entity that violates this section is subject to civil liability for damages resulting from a minor's access to pornographic material, including reasonable attorney fees and costs.
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98	98		D. This section does not impose an obligation or a liability on a user of an interactive computer service on the internet.
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100	100		E. For the purposes of this section:
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102	102		1. "Interactive computer service" means any information service, system or access software provider that provides or enables computer access by multiple users to a computer server, including a service or system that provides access to the internet and systems operated or services offered by libraries or educational institutions.
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104	104		2. "Internet" has the same meaning prescribed in section 18-541.END_STATUTE