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GA HB1290
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/9/2010
Primary Sponsor
Robert Teilhet
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AI Summary
- Registered sexual offenders in Georgia would be required to provide email addresses, usernames, Internet account names, and the names of their Internet access providers as part of their registration with the State Sexual Offender Registry.
- The requirement to provide user passwords is removed from the registration requirements, while the definition of "username" is expanded to include social networking activity.
- Authorized Internet entities—defined as online services allowing minors to access, meet, or communicate with others for social networking—may request registered sex offender information from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), including names, aliases, addresses, offenses, and usernames.
- Authorized Internet entities may use the obtained registry information only to prescreen or remove sex offenders from their services or to alert law enforcement, and are prohibited from publishing or re-disclosing the information.
- The GBI is granted immunity from liability for errors or omissions in distributing registry information to authorized Internet entities, except in cases of intentional misconduct, malice, or bad faith, and may charge a reasonable fee for copying and distributing the data.
Legislative Description
Electronic Security and Targeting of Online Predators Act (E-STOP); enact
Last Action
House Second Readers
3/10/2010
Committee Referrals
Judiciary - Non-Civil3/9/2010
Full Bill Text
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