Civil Immunity for Broadcast or Display of Blue Alert

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Sec. 12. (a) A broadcaster or electronic billboard operator that has agreed to participate in the blue alert program and that:

(1) receives a blue alert notification from the department; and

(2) broadcasts or displays information contained in the notification that the department considers necessary;

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 a blue 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.

As added by P.L.38-2013, SEC.1.


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