Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 42 : Section 13032


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 13032. Reporting of child pornography by electronic communication service providers

    (a) Definitions
      In this section - 
        (1) the term "electronic communication service" has the meaning
      given the term in section 2510 of title 18; and
        (2) the term "remote computing service" has the meaning given
      the term in section 2711 of title 18.
    (b) Requirements
      (1) Duty to report. - Whoever, while engaged in providing an
    electronic communication service or a remote computing service to
    the public, through a facility or means of interstate or foreign
    commerce, obtains knowledge of facts or circumstances from which a
    violation of section 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, 2252B, or 2260 of
    title 18, involving child pornography (as defined in section 2256
    of that title), or a violation of section 1466A of that title, is
    apparent, shall, as soon as reasonably possible, make a report of
    such facts or circumstances to the Cyber Tip Line at the National
    Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which shall forward that
    report to a law enforcement agency or agencies designated by the
    Attorney General.
      (2) Designation of agencies. - Not later than 180 days after
    October 30, 1998, the Attorney General shall designate the law
    enforcement agency or agencies to which a report shall be forwarded
    under paragraph (1).
      (3) In addition to forwarding such reports to those agencies
    designated in subsection (b)(2) of this section, the National
    Center for Missing and Exploited Children is authorized to forward
    any such report to an appropriate official of a state or
    subdivision of a state for the purpose of enforcing state criminal
    law.
      (4) Failure to report. - A provider of electronic communication
    services or remote computing services described in paragraph (1)
    who knowingly and willfully fails to make a report under that
    paragraph shall be fined - 
        (A) in the case of an initial failure to make a report, not
      more than $50,000; and
        (B) in the case of any second or subsequent failure to make a
      report, not more than $100,000.
    (c) Civil liability
      No provider or user of an electronic communication service or a
    remote computing service to the public shall be held liable on
    account of any action taken in good faith to comply with or
    pursuant to this section.
    (d) Limitation of information or material required in report
      A report under subsection (b)(1) of this section may include
    additional information or material developed by an electronic
    communication service or remote computing service, except that the
    Federal Government may not require the production of such
    information or material in that report.
    (e) Monitoring not required
      Nothing in this section may be construed to require a provider of
    electronic communication services or remote computing services to
    engage in the monitoring of any user, subscriber, or customer of
    that provider, or the content of any communication of any such
    person.
    (f) Conditions of disclosure of information contained within report
      (1) In general
        No law enforcement agency that receives a report under
      subsection (b)(1) of this section shall disclose any information
      contained in that report, except that disclosure of such
      information may be made - 
          (A) to an attorney for the government for use in the
        performance of the official duties of the attorney;
          (B) to such officers and employees of the law enforcement
        agency, as may be necessary in the performance of their
        investigative and recordkeeping functions;
          (C) to such other government personnel (including personnel
        of a State or subdivision of a State) as are determined to be
        necessary by an attorney for the government to assist the
        attorney in the performance of the official duties of the
        attorney in enforcing Federal criminal law; or
          (D) where the report discloses a violation of State criminal
        law, to an appropriate official of a State or subdivision of a
        State for the purpose of enforcing such State law.
      (2) Definitions
        In this subsection, the terms "attorney for the government" and
      "State" have the meanings given those terms in Rule 54 of the
      Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.



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