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(Contingently Effective)

Affected by 63I-2-278 on 1/1/2031

(Contingently Effective) 78B-6-2203. Filter required.
Beginning on January 1 of the year following the year this bill takes effect, a manufacturer shall manufacture a device that, when activated in the state, automatically enables a filter that:

  • (1) when enabled, prevents the user from accessing or downloading material that is harmful to minors on:
    • (a) mobile data networks;
    • (b) applications owned and controlled by the manufacturer;
    • (c) wired Internet networks; and
    • (d) wireless Internet networks;
  • (2) notifies the user of the device when the filter blocks the device from downloading an application or accessing a website;
  • (3) gives a user with a passcode the opportunity to unblock a filtered application or website; and
  • (4) reasonably precludes a user other than a user with a passcode the opportunity to deactivate, modify, or uninstall the filter.

Enacted by Chapter 416, 2021 General Session
Revisor instructions Chapter 416, 2021 General Session