IC 10-13-5-8.5: Civil immunity for alert program participants

Sec. 8.5. (a) A broadcaster or electronic billboard operator that has agreed to participate in the Amber alert program, green alert program, or silver alert program and that:

(1) receives an Amber alert notification, a green alert notification, or a silver alert notification from the department; and

(2) broadcasts or displays:

(A) a description of the missing or abducted child, missing endangered child, missing veteran at risk, or missing endangered adult contained in the notification; and

(B) other information contained in the notification that will assist in locating the child, missing veteran at risk, 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 website, a green alert website, or a silver alert website; and

(2) the agreement provides that only the department has the ability to place information on the website;

the person is immune from civil liability for the information placed on the website by the department. However, this subsection does not affect the applicability of IC 34-13-3 to the department.