Title 8 — Title 8
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Ala. Code § 8-19G-1 Legislative Findings
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The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) The pervasive use of pornography is creating a public health crisis. (2) Pornography is contributing to the hypersexualization of children and teens in our society. (3) Due to advances in technology and the universal availabil…
Ala. Code § 8-19G-10 Tax Levied on Commercial Entities Operating Adult Websites; Reporting
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Requirements; Distribution of Funds; Rulemaking Authority. (a) In addition to all other taxes of every kind, there is levied and shall be collected a tax at the rate of 10 percent upon the gross receipts of any commercial entity operating an adult website for all sales, distribut…
Ala. Code § 8-19G-2 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) ADULT WEBSITE. A website, application, or digital or virtual platform that uses the Internet to facilitate the dissemination of pictures, videos, or other content, a substantial portion of which is sexu…
Ala. Code § 8-19G-3 Use of Age-Verification for Minors on Certain Adult Websites
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(a) Any commercial entity that knowingly and intentionally publishes or distributes sexual material harmful to minors through an adult website shall use a reasonable age-verification method to provide reasonable assurance that individuals under 18 years of age cannot access the m…
Ala. Code § 8-19G-4 Retention of Personally Identifying Information Prohibited
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(a) Any commercial entity or third party that performs the required age-verification under Section 8-19G-3 shall not retain any personally identifying information of the individual after access has been granted to the sexual material. (b) A commercial entity that is found to have…
Ala. Code § 8-19G-5 Liability of Internet Service Providers, Search Engines, Cloud Service
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Providers, Etc. No Internet service provider, or its affiliates or subsidiaries, search engine, or cloud service provider shall be held to have violated this chapter or Section 13A-6-240, solely for providing access or connection to or from a website or other information or conte…
Ala. Code § 8-19G-6 Civil Action for Damages
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(a) Any individual injured by a violation of Section 8-19G-3, Section 8-19G-8, or Section 8-19G-9 may bring a civil action in circuit court against the commercial entity to recover actual and punitive damages, court costs, and reasonable attorney’s fees. If the injured individual…
Ala. Code § 8-19G-7 Penalties
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In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any violation of Section 8-19G-3, Section 8-19G-8, or Section 8-19G-9 shall be considered a violation of the Deceptive Trade Practices Act under Chapter 19 of the this title. History: (Act 2024-97, §7.)
Ala. Code § 8-19G-8 Consent Requirements to Publish or Distribute Private Images
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(a) Any commercial entity, before knowingly and intentionally publishing or distributing a private image, as defined under Section 13A-6-240, through an adult website, shall obtain written consent to publish or distribute the private image from every individual depicted in the pr…
Ala. Code § 8-19G-9 Notices Required from Commercial Entities Using Age Verification
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Methods. (a) A commercial entity required to use reasonable age verification methods under Section 8-19G-3 shall do all of the following: (1) Display the following notices on the home or landing page of the adult website on which sexual material harmful to minors is published or …