Section 10-13-5-8.5 - [Effective Until 7/1/2024] Civil immunity for Amber alert and silver alert participants(a) A broadcaster or electronic billboard operator that has agreed to participate in the Amber alert program or silver alert program and that: (1) receives an Amber 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, or missing endangered adult contained in the notification; and(B) other information contained in the notification that will assist in locating the child 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 web site or a silver alert web site; and(2) the agreement provides that only the department has the ability to place information on the web site; the person is immune from civil liability for the information placed on the web site by the department. However, this subsection does not affect the applicability of IC 34-13-3 to the department.
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.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.