Texas § BC.110.002 - REPORTING OF IMAGES OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § BC.110.002 — REPORTING OF IMAGES OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ BC.110.002. REPORTING OF IMAGES OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
REPORTING OF IMAGES OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. (a) A computer technician who, in the course and scope of employment or business, views an image on a computer that is or appears to be child pornography shall immediately report the discovery of the image to a local or state law enforcement agency or the Cyber Tipline at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The report must include the name and address of the owner or person claiming a right to possession of the computer, if known, and as permitted by federal law. (b) Except in a case of wilful or wanton misconduct, a computer technician may not be held liable in a civil action for reporting or failing to report the discovery of an image under Subsection (a). (c) A telecommunications provider, commercial mobile service provider, or information service provider may not be held liable under this chapter for the failure to report child pornography that is transmitted or stored by a user of the service. Redesignated from Business and Commerce Code, Chapter 109 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296 ), Sec. 21.001(4), eff. September 1, 2015.
Source: official Texas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section BC.110.002 ("REPORTING OF IMAGES OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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