{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-10-13-5-8.5","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 10-13-5-8.5","heading":"Civil immunity for alert program participants","body":"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:\n(1) receives an Amber alert notification, a green alert notification, or a silver alert notification from the department; and\n(2) broadcasts or displays:\n(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\n(B) other information contained in the notification that will assist in locating the child, missing veteran at risk, or missing endangered adult;\nis immune from civil liability based on the broadcast or display of the information received from the department.\n(b) If:\n(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\n(2) the agreement provides that only the department has the ability to place information on the website;\nthe 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.","path":["TITLE 10. PUBLIC SAFETY","ARTICLE 13. STATE POLICE DATA AND INFORMATION PROGRAMS","Chapter 5. Indiana Clearinghouse for Information on Missing Children and Missing Endangered Adults"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_10.html#10-13-5-8.5","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T05:25:42Z","sha256":"19478e68f53290975d76fd5bd4bec18e97179c17820de0d6bc0c6e5a73f62fd4","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-10-13-5-8.1","next":"us-in/ic-10-13-5-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}