Substitute House Bill No. 5072
AN ACT CONCERNING LIABILITY OF BROADCASTERS THAT BROADCAST INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE AMBER PLAN.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2003) No claim for damages shall be made against a broadcaster, as defined in subsection (l) of section 12-218 of the general statutes, that, pursuant to a voluntary program between broadcasters and law enforcement agencies, broadcasts an emergency alert and information provided by a law enforcement agency concerning the abduction of a child including, but not limited to, a description of the abducted child, a description of the suspected abductor and the circumstances of the abduction. Nothing in this section shall be construed to (1) limit or restrict in any way any legal protection a broadcaster may have under any other law for broadcasting or otherwise disseminating any information, or (2) relieve a law enforcement agency from acting reasonably in providing information to the broadcaster.
Approved June 18, 2003