Indiana § 10-13-5-8.5 - Civil immunity for alert program participants
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§ 10-13-5-8.5. Civil immunity for alert program participants
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, a green alert notification, or a silver alert notification from the department; and
(2) broadcasts or displays:
(A) a description of the missing or 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.
As added by P.L.131-2003, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.66-2007, SEC.7; P.L.43-2009, SEC.10; P.L.115-2018, SEC.5; P.L.40-2024, SEC.11; P.L.92-2026, SEC.7.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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