Section 10-13-5-8.5 - Civil immunity for alert program participants(a) A broadcaster or electronic billboard operator that has agreed to participate in the Amber alert program, green alert program, or silver alert program and that:(1) receives an Amber alert notification, a green alert notification, or a silver alert notification from the department; and(2) broadcasts or displays: (A) a description of the abducted child, missing endangered child, missing veteran at risk, or missing endangered adult contained in the notification; and(B) other information contained in the notification that will assist in locating the child, missing veteran at risk, or missing endangered adult; is immune from civil liability based on the broadcast or display of the information received from the department.
(b) If: (1) a person enters into an agreement with the department to establish or maintain an Amber alert website, a green alert website, or a silver alert website; and(2) the agreement provides that only the department has the ability to place information on the website; the person is immune from civil liability for the information placed on the website by the department. However, this subsection does not affect the applicability of IC 34-13-3 to the department.
Amended by P.L. 40-2024,SEC. 11, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by P.L. 115-2018,SEC. 5, eff. 7/1/2018.As added by P.L. 131-2003, SEC.1. Amended by P.L. 66-2007, SEC.7; P.L. 43-2009, SEC.10.