Indiana Code 10-13-5-8.5. Civil immunity for Amber alert and silver alert participants
(1) receives an Amber alert notification or a silver alert notification from the department; and
Terms Used In Indiana Code 10-13-5-8.5
- Amber alert program: means a program under which the clearinghouse transmits information about a recently abducted child to broadcasters who:
Indiana Code 10-13-5-1
- broadcaster: means the operator of a radio or television station. See Indiana Code 10-13-5-2
- missing endangered adult: means an adult who is a high risk missing person under the definition in IC 5-2-17-1. See Indiana Code 10-13-5-4.3
- missing endangered child: means a missing child who is believed to be incapable of returning to the missing child's residence without assistance because of:
Indiana Code 10-13-5-4.4
- silver alert program: means a program under which the clearinghouse transmits information about missing endangered adults or missing endangered children to broadcasters who:
Indiana Code 10-13-5-4.6
(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.
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.