573.052. Child pornography, attorney general authorized to investigate, when--violator immune from civil liability, when. - Missouri Statutes

Child pornography, attorney general authorized to investigate,when--violator immune from civil liability, when.

573.052. Upon receipt of any information that child pornography asdefined in section 573.010 is contained on a web site, the attorney generalshall investigate such information. If the attorney general has probablecause to believe the web site contains child pornography, the attorneygeneral shall notify a web site operator of any child pornography siteresiding on that web site operator's server, in writing. If the web siteoperator promptly, but in no event longer than five days after receivingnotice, removes the alleged pornography from its server, and so long as theweb site operator is not the purveyor of such child pornography, it shallbe immune from civil liability. If the web site operator does not promptlyremove the alleged pornography, the attorney general may seek an injunctionpursuant to section 573.070 to remove the child pornography site from theweb site operator's server. This section shall not be construed to createany defense to any criminal charges brought pursuant to this chapter orchapter 568, RSMo.

(L. 2003 H.B. 228)