CRIMES AND OFFENSES Forgery and Fraudulent Practices: Enact The Georgia Child, Family, and School Communications Protection Act; Provide a Short Title; Provide for Definitions; Create a Service to Protect Child, Family, and School Communications; Provide Conditions for Registration; Provide for a Fee; Provide for Procedures; Provide for Verification from the Contents of the Service; Prohibit the Transmission of Certain Messages; Provide for Exceptions; Prohibit the Release of Certain Information; Shield Certain Information from Public Inspection; Provide for a Penalty; Provide for Civil Actions; Provide for Related Matters; Provide for an Effective Date; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes

Authors

Frank CobiaFollow

Document Type

Peach Sheet

Abstract

The bill as passed by the Senate would create a registry of electronic contact points for children and prevent anyone wishing to send messages advertising content that is illegal for a minor to purchase, view, possess, participate in or receive from sending to a registered contact point. The system would be funded by charging senders a fee for scrubbing their address lists. The bill provides for both criminal and civil penalties. The bill was modified in the House committee to replace the registry with a requirement that messages advertising such things as pornography, gambling and prostitution must contain ADV:ADLT in the subject line.

Recommended Citation

Frank Cobia, CRIMES AND OFFENSES Forgery and Fraudulent Practices: Enact The Georgia Child, Family, and School Communications Protection Act; Provide a Short Title; Provide for Definitions; Create a Service to Protect Child, Family, and School Communications; Provide Conditions for Registration; Provide for a Fee; Provide for Procedures; Provide for Verification from the Contents of the Service; Prohibit the Transmission of Certain Messages; Provide for Exceptions; Prohibit the Release of Certain Information; Shield Certain Information from Public Inspection; Provide for a Penalty; Provide for Civil Actions; Provide for Related Matters; Provide for an Effective Date; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes, 22 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. (2006).
Available at: https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/gsulr/vol22/iss1/4