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34	29		BILL NO. 3097 By: Hasenbeck, Conley, and
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45	40		An Act relating to crimes and punishments; defining
46	41		terms; making commercial entities liable for
47	42		publishing or distributing obscene material;
48	43		providing internet and cellular service subscribers
49	44		the opportunity to make certain request; requiring
50	45		commercial entities to block access without charge;
51	46		establishing liability provisions for vi olations;
52	47		providing exemptions from liability; prohibiting the
53	48		retention of identifying information; providing
54	49		liability provisions for retaining identifying
55	50		information; seek injunctive and other relief for
56	51		noncompliance; authorizing and di recting the Attorney
57	52		General to develop and publish certain guidelines and
58	53		regulations; providing for codification; and
59	54		providing an effective date.
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65	60		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
66	61		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
67	62		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1040.81 of Title 21, unless
68	63		there is created a duplication in numbering, reads a s follows:
69	64		As used in this act:
	65	+	1. "Child pornography" shall have the same meaning as such term
	66	+	is defined in Sectio n 1024.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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97		-	1. "Child pornography" shall have the same meaning as such term
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99	93		2. "Child sexual exploitation" shall have th e same meaning as
100	94		such term is defined in Section 843.5 of Tit le 21 of the Oklahoma
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102	96		3. "Commercial entity" includes corporations, limited liability
103	97		companies, partnerships, limited partnerships, sole proprietorships,
104	98		or other legally recognized entities;
105	99		4. "Digitized identification card " means a data file available
106	100		on any mobile device which has connectivity to the Internet through
107	101		a state-approved application that allows the mobile device to
108	102		download the data file from a state agency or an aut horized agent of
109	103		a state agency that contains all of the data elements visibl e on the
110	104		face and back of a license or identification card and displays the
111	105		current status of the license or identification card;
112	106		5. "Distribute" means to issue, sell, give, prov ide, deliver,
113	107		transfer, transmit, circulate, or disseminate by any means ;
114	108		6. "Harmful to minors" shall have the same mea ning as such term
115	109		is defined in Section 1040.75 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
116	110		7. "Internet" means the international computer n etwork of both
117	111		federal and non-federal interoperable packet switched data net works;
118	112		8. "Minor" means any person under eighteen (18) years of age;
119	113		9. "News-gathering organization" means any of the following:
	114	+	a. an employee of a newspaper, news publication , or news
	115	+	source, printed or on an online or mo bile platform, of
	116	+	current news and public interest, while operating as
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147		-	a. an employee of a newspaper, news publication, or news
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150	143		an employee as provided in this subparagraph, who can
151	144		provide documentation of such employment with the
152	145		newspaper, news publication, or ne ws source, or
153	146		b. an employee of a radio broadcast station, television
154	147		broadcast station, cable television operator, or wire
155	148		service while operating as an employee a s provided in
156	149		this subparagraph, who can provide documentation of
157	150		such employment;
158	151		10. "Obscene material" shall have the same meaning as such term
159	152		is defined in Section 1024.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
160	153		11. "Publish" means to communicate or ma ke information
161	154		available to another person or entity on a publicly available
162	155		Internet website;
163	156		12. "Reasonable age verification methods " means verifying that
164	157		the person seeking to access the material is eighteen (18) years of
165	158		age or older by using any of the following methods:
166	159		a. use of a digitized information card as defined in this
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168	161		b. verification through an independent, third -party age
169	162		verification service that compares the personal
170	163		information entered by the individual who is seeking
	164	+	access to the material that is available from a
	165	+	commercially available database, or aggregate of
	166	+	databases, that is regularly used by government
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198		-	access to the material that is availab le from a
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200		-	databases, that is regularly used by government
201	193		agencies and businesses for the pur pose of age and
202	194		identity verification , or
203	195		c. any commercially reasonable method that relies on
204	196		public or private transactional data to verify the age
205	197		of the person attempting to access the material;
206	198		13. "Subscriber" means a person who pays to receive or access a
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208	200		14. "Substantial portion" means more than thirty-three and one-
209	201		third percent (33 1/3%) of total material on a websi te, which meets
210	202		the definition of "material harmful to minors" as defined in this
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212	204		15. "Transactional data" means a sequence of information that
213	205		documents an exchange, agreement, or tr ansfer between an individual,
214	206		commercial entity, or third p arty used for the purpose of satisfying
215	207		a request or an event. Transactional data includes records from
216	208		mortgage, education, and employment entities.
217	209		SECTION 2. NEW LAW A n ew section of law to be codified
218	210		in the Oklahoma Statutes a s Section 1040.82 of Title 21, unless
219	211		there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
220	212		A. Any commercial entity that know ingly and intentionally
221	213		publishes or distributes obscene mate rial, or material that depicts
	214	+	or promotes child pornography or child sexual exploitation, on the
	215	+	Internet or any other type of electronic, digital, or print media,
	216	+	may be held liable to an indiv idual for nominal damages, actual
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249		-	or promotes child pornography or child sexual exploitation, on the
250		-	Internet or any other type of electronic, digital, or print media,
251		-	may be held liable to an individual for nominal damages, actual
252	243		damages, court costs , and reasonable attorney fees as ordered by the
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254	245		B. A commercial entity that has violated the provisions of this
255	246		act in a manner that satisfies the standards fo r imposition of
256	247		punitive damages elsewhere provided by law may be held liable to an
257	248		individual for puniti ve damages.
258	249		C. Individual claims that satisfy th e generally applicable
259	250		standards for joinde r or class action elsewhere provided by law or
260	251		rules of court, as applicable, may combine their claims in a single
261	252		action.
262	253		SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
263	254		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1040.83 of Title 21, unless
264	255		there is created a duplication in numbering, rea ds as follows:
265	256		A. Any commercial entity that knowingly and intentionally
266	257		publishes or distributes materia l harmful to minors on the Internet
267	258		from a website that contains a substantial portion of su ch material
268	259		shall provide Internet service subscribers and cellular service
269	260		subscribers the opportunity, before any individual using such
270	261		services may access the material, to request that access to the
271	262		material by subscription service be denied.
	263	+	B. Upon such request by an Internet service subscriber or
	264	+	cellular service subscriber, a commercial en tity shall, without
	265	+	charge, block access to its website on an y device seeking to access
	266	+	its website using the Internet service or cellular service
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299		-	B. Upon such request by an Internet service subscriber or
300		-	cellular service subscriber, a commercial entity shall, without
301		-	charge, block access to its website on any device seeking to access
302		-	its website using the Internet service or cellular service
303	293		subscription of the subscriber so that a minor does not receive
304	294		material harmful to minors via that subscript ion.
305	295		C. A commercial entity that fails to provide Internet service
306	296		subscribers or cellular service subscribers an oppor tunity to
307	297		request that access to the website of the commercial entity be
308	298		blocked is in violation of the provisions of this act and may be
309	299		held liable to the minor, by and through the parent or legal
310	300		guardian of the minor, for nominal damages, actual damages, court
311	301		costs, and reasonable attorney fee s as ordered by the court.
312	302		D. A commercial entity that, after receipt of such request to
313	303		block access, allows a minor to access material harmful to minors on
314	304		its website is in violation of the provisions of this act and may be
315	305		held liable to the minor, by and through the parent or legal
316	306		guardian of the minor, for nominal damages, actual damages, court
317	307		costs, and reasonable attorney fees as ordered by the court.
318	308		E. A commercial entity that has violated the provisions of this
319	309		act in a manner that satisfies the standards for imposition of
320	310		punitive damages elsewhere provided by law may be held liable to the
321	311		minor, by and through the parent or legal guardian of the minor, for
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	313	+	F. Individual claims tha t satisfy the generally applicable
	314	+	standards for joinder or class action elsewhere provided by law or
	315	+	rules of court, as applicable, may combine their claims in a single
	316	+	action.
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350		-	F. Individual claims that satisfy the generally applicable
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352		-	rules of court, as applicable, may combine their claims in a single
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354	343		G. A commercial entity shall not be held liable for allowing
355	344		access to its website if the commercial entity performs reasonable
356	345		age verification methods to verify that the individual attempting to
357	346		access the material from its website is not a minor.
358	347		H. A commercial entity or third p arty that performs the
359	348		required age verification shall not retain any identifying
360	349		information of the individual after access has been granted to the
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362	351		I. A commercial entity th at is found to have knowingly retained
363	352		identifying information of the i ndividual, except as reasonably
364	353		necessary to effectuate a block request under the provisions of this
365	354		section, shall be liable to the indivi dual for damages resulting
366	355		from retaining the identifying information, including nominal
367	356		damages, actual damages, court costs, and reasonable attorney fees
368	357		as ordered by the court.
369	358		J. This section shall not a pply to any bona fide news or public
370	359		interest broadcast, website v ideo, report, or event and shall not be
371	360		construed to affect the rights of a news-gathering organization,
372	361		unless the website of the organization contains a substantial
373	362		portion of material har mful to minors.
	363	+	K. No Internet service provide r, affiliate, or subsidiary of an
	364	+	Internet service provider, search engine, or cloud service provider
	365	+	shall be held to have violated the provisions of this section so lely
	366	+	for providing access or connection to or from a website or other
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401		-	K. No Internet service provider, affiliate, or subsidiary of an
402		-	Internet service provider, search engine, or cloud service provider
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404		-	for providing access or connection to or from a website or other
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406	394		network not under the control of the provider, including
407	395		transmission, downloading, storing, or providing access, to the
408	396		extent that such provider is not responsib le for the creation of the
409	397		content of the commu nication that constitutes obscene material or
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411	399		SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
412	400		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1040.84 of Title 21, unless
413	401		there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as foll ows:
414	402		A. The Attorney General may seek injunctive and other equitable
415	403		relief against a commercial entity that fails to comply with the
416	404		provisions of this act.
417	405		B. The Attorney General is aut horized and directed to develop
418	406		and publish, consistent with the provisions of this act, guidance,
419	407		or regulations as appropriate to assist commercial entities to
420	408		comply with the provisions of this act.
421	409		SECTION 5. This act shall become effe ctive November 1, 2024.
422		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COM MITTEE ON JUDICIARY
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