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H.B. 407

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COMMUNITY CONSCIOUS INTERNET

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PROVIDER

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2008 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Michael T. Morley

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Senate Sponsor: ____________

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill provides for the creation of a Community Conscious Internet Provider
             11      designation for Internet service providers.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    defines terms;
             15          .    requires the attorney general to establish a Community Conscious Internet Provider
             16      designation for Internet service providers;
             17          .    provides requirements for being designated as a Community Conscious Internet
             18      Provider;
             19          .    addresses the duration and renewal of the Community Conscious Internet Provider
             20      designation; and
             21          .    provides for a civil fine for certain violations.
             22      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             23          None
             24      Other Special Clauses:
             25          None
             26      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             27      ENACTS:


             28          67-5-26, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             29          67-5-27, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             30          67-5-28, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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             32      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             33          Section 1. Section 67-5-26 is enacted to read:
             34          67-5-26. Definitions.
             35          As used in Sections 67-5-26 , 67-5-27 , and 67-5-28 :
             36          (1) "Allocated" or "allocation" refers to the distribution, delegation, lease, license, or
             37      other authorization to a person of the right to use an IP address.
             38          (2) "Cache" means to utilize a process to duplicate a communication on the Internet in
             39      another location other than the communication's origin.
             40          (3) "Internet protocol" means a data-oriented protocol used for communicating data
             41      across a packet-switched network.
             42          (4) "Internet service provider" means a person who provides:
             43          (a) Internet access;
             44          (b) equipment for hosting or publishing content on the Internet; or
             45          (c) a location on the Internet for a customer.
             46          (5) "IP address" means a number that uniquely identifies a device connected to a
             47      computer network based on the Internet protocol.
             48          (6) "Link" means to functionally integrate a communication into an Internet location,
             49      allowing a person to easily move to another Internet location.
             50          (7) "Prohibited communication" means a communication that is:
             51          (a) pornographic under Section 76-10-1203 ; or
             52          (b) harmful to minors under Section 76-10-1206 .
             53          (8) "Proxy" means a process allowing an Internet communication to be processed by an
             54      intermediary to:
             55          (a) mask the identity of a person using the Internet; or
             56          (b) permit access to a port for which access is otherwise blocked for the person using
             57      the Internet.
             58          (9) "Published" or "publishing" means to broadcast, post, link, cache, or use an IP


             59      address to make a proxy or communication.
             60          Section 2. Section 67-5-27 is enacted to read:
             61          67-5-27. Community Conscious Internet Provider -- Requirements -- Application
             62      -- Renewal.
             63          (1) The attorney general shall create a Community Conscious Internet Provider
             64      designation, including a seal, that may be used in promotional and other materials by an
             65      Internet service provider that is awarded the Community Conscious Internet Provider
             66      designation under this section.
             67          (2) The attorney general shall award the Community Conscious Internet Provider
             68      designation to an Internet service provider that:
             69          (a) completes an application created by the attorney general; and
             70          (b) agrees to:
             71          (i) prohibit its customers by contract from publishing any prohibited communication;
             72          (ii) remove or prevent access to any prohibited communication published by or
             73      accessed using the Internet service provider's service within a reasonable time after the Internet
             74      service provider learns of the prohibited communication;
             75          (iii) comply with any court order concerning the removal of a prohibited
             76      communication;
             77          (iv) maintain a record for two years following its allocation of an IP address of the IP
             78      address, the date and time of the allocation, and the customer to whom the IP address is
             79      allocated;
             80          (v) cooperate with any law enforcement agency by providing records sufficient to
             81      identify a customer if the law enforcement agency requests the information and supplies
             82      reasonable proof that a crime has been committed using the Internet service provider's service;
             83          (vi) respond to the attorney general, other law enforcement agency, or customer who
             84      complains of a prohibited communication published by or accessible using the Internet service
             85      provider's service; and
             86          (vii) provide information concerning the Internet service provider's compliance with
             87      this section promptly upon request by the attorney general.
             88          (3) An Internet service provider that is awarded the Community Conscious Internet
             89      Provider designation shall require its customers to enter into an agreement providing that:


             90          (a) publishing a prohibited communication is prohibited; and
             91          (b) the Internet service provider will:
             92          (i) remove or prevent access to a prohibited communication of which it is aware;
             93          (ii) comply with a court order ordering the removal of a prohibited communication;
             94          (iii) maintain a record for two years following its allocation of an IP address of the IP
             95      address, the date and time of the allocation, and the customer to whom the IP address is
             96      allocated;
             97          (iv) cooperate with any law enforcement agency by providing records sufficient to
             98      identify a customer if the law enforcement agency requests the information and supplies
             99      reasonable proof that a crime has been committed using the Internet service provider's service;
             100      and
             101          (v) respond to the attorney general, other law enforcement agency, or customer who
             102      complains of a prohibited communication published by or accessible using the Internet service
             103      provider's service.
             104          (4) A Community Conscious Internet Provider designation awarded under this section:
             105          (a) is valid for one year from the day on which the designation is awarded; and
             106          (b) may be renewed by filing an application for renewal provided by the attorney
             107      general and remaining in compliance with Subsections (2) and (3).
             108          (5) The attorney general shall provide an application form and information concerning
             109      the Community Conscious Internet Provider designation on the attorney general's Internet
             110      website and at the attorney general's office.
             111          Section 3. Section 67-5-28 is enacted to read:
             112          67-5-28. Penalties.
             113          The attorney general has a cause of action for a civil fine of up to $10,000 for a
             114      violation of Section 67-5-27 against:
             115          (1) a person who uses the Community Conscious Internet Provider designation without
             116      being awarded the designation; or
             117          (2) an Internet service provider that does not fulfil its agreement under Subsection
             118      67-5-27 (2)(b).





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