Ind. Code § 10-13-5-8.5
Civil immunity for alert program participants
Redline — January 1, 2018 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2025
As of January 1, 2018
Sec. 8.5. (a) A broadcaster or electronic billboard operator that has agreed to participate in the Amber alert program or silver alert program and that:
Sec. 8.5. (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 or a silver alert notification from the department; and
(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, 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.
(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.
Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.