Obscenity
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Obscene Material - Device Filters [HB-1212]
Requiring each device, tablet, or smart phone manufactured on or after January 1, 2026, activated in the State to enable a certain filter to prevent minors from accessing obscene material; prohibiting a certain person from deactivating the filter; providing that a manufacturer of a device and certain persons are subject to civil and criminal liability for certain conduct related to device filters; authorizing the Attorney General to take certain actions against persons who violate the Act; etc.
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Gettr Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Unsolicited Obscene Material [HB-670]
Prohibiting a person from knowingly sending by electronic means to another person an image or video depicting obscene material that the sender knows or reasonably should know is unsolicited; authorizing a person to bring an action against a person who violates the Act; and exempting certain entities and individuals from the Act.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Civil Actions - Distribution of Obscene Material to Minors and Age Verification Information [HB-394]
Establishing that a commercial entity that distributes obscene material to minors on the Internet from certain websites is liable for certain damages; and prohibiting a commercial entity or third party that performs a certain age verification of an individual from retaining any identifying information of an individual under certain circumstances.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Schools - Sexually Explicit Materials - Prohibited in Libraries and Media Centers [HB-282]
Prohibiting sexually explicit materials in elementary, middle, and secondary public school libraries and media centers; defining sexually explicit materials as books and auditory and visual material that contain graphic or obscene depictions of sexual activity that are not age-appropriate or used as part of the approved instructional materials for instruction on family life and human sexuality as part of a certain program; etc.
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
Child Protection & Deepfake Prohibition Act [SB-828]
Child Protection & Deepfake Prohibition Act
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
Human Trafficking Changes [HB-971]
Human Trafficking Changes
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Obscene Material - Device Filters [HB-1311]
Requiring, beginning January 1, 2025, all devices activated in the State to enable a certain filter to prevent minors from accessing obscene material; prohibiting a certain person from deactivating the filter; providing that a manufacturer of a device and certain persons are subject to civil and criminal liability for certain conduct related to device filters; authorizing the Attorney General to take certain actions against persons who violate the Act; etc.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Organizations - Underlying Crime [HB-1063]
Altering the definition of "underlying crime" that is applicable to certain prohibitions against participation in criminal organizations.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Organizations - Criminal Prohibitions, Civil Actions, and Forfeiture [SB-1111]
Establishing the statute of limitations for a certain civil action for damages resulting from certain participation in a criminal organization; altering certain definitions of "criminal organization" and "underlying crime"; authorizing the filing of and establishing procedures for a civil action for injunctive relief and damages arising out of certain participation in a criminal organization; and establishing procedures for the forfeiture of property connected to certain participation in a criminal organization.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Internet-Connected Devices and Internet Service Providers - Default Filtering of Obscene Content (Maryland Online Child Protection Act) [SB-780]
Prohibiting a person from selling an Internet-connected device that is intended for minors unless the device is sold with a certain filter, certain privacy settings, and other features; making a violation of the prohibition an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice that is subject to the enforcement and penalties under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act; requiring that preference be given to certain grant applications that include the use of broadband providers that implement the use of certain filters; etc.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Internet–Connected Devices and Internet Service Providers – Default Filtering of Obscene Content (Maryland Online Child Protection Act) [HB-772]
Prohibiting a person from selling an Internet-connected device that is intended for minors unless the device is sold with a certain filter, certain privacy settings, and other features; making a violation of the prohibition an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice that is subject to the enforcement and penalties under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act; requiring that preference be given to certain grant applications that include the use of broadband providers that implement the use of certain filters; etc.
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Arizona Fifty-sixth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2024)
Deepfake recordings or images [SB-1336]
Deepfake recordings or images
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Display of Obscene Material to Minors - Prohibition [HB-671]
Altering the definition of "item" relating to the prohibition against displaying or distributing obscene material to minors to include a drawing or illustration; and prohibiting certain public schools from displaying certain obscene material under certain circumstances.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Display of Obscene Materials to Minors - Age Verification [HB-672]
Requiring a website operator or other person who displays, exhibits, sells, shows, or advertises for sale obscene material to adhere to certain age verification standards.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Display of Obscene Materials to Minors - Age Verification [SB-382]
Requiring a website operator or other person who displays, exhibits, sells, shows, or advertises for sale obscene material to adhere to certain age verification standards.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Display of Obscene Material to Minors - Prohibition [SB-355]
Altering the definition of "item" relating to the prohibition against displaying or distributing obscene material to minors to include a drawing or illustration; and prohibiting certain public schools from displaying certain obscene material under certain circumstances.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Schools - Sexually Explicit Materials - Prohibited in Libraries and Media Centers [HB-25]
Prohibiting sexually explicit materials in elementary, middle, and secondary public school libraries and media centers; defining sexually explicit materials as books and auditory and visual material that contain graphic or obscene depictions of sexual activity that are not age appropriate or used as part of the approved instructional materials for instruction on family life and human sexuality; etc.
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
Clarify Regulations on Adult Entertainment [HB-673]
Clarify Regulations on Adult Entertainment
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
Modernize Sex Crimes [HB-591]
Modernize Sex Crimes
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
Prevent Harm to Children [SB-579]
Prevent Harm to Children