File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Smigiel, Boteler, Cluster, Costa, Dwyer, Kach,
McComas, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Sossi, Stull, Taylor, and Weldon
- Entitled:
-
Adult Sexual Matter - Transmission via Electronic Mail - Use of .sex
Suffix
Prohibiting a person from knowingly sending a commercial electronic
mail message that originates or terminates in the State unless the
originating electronic mail address includes the suffix ".sex", if the
electronic mail message contains visual depictions, verbal
descriptions, or links to a commercially operated website that
contains visual depictions or verbal descriptions of specified sexual
matter; making a violation of the Act a misdemeanor subject to
specified penalties; etc.
House Action
- 1/27
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 2/23
- Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
- Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
- Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
- Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
- Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
- Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
- Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
- Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
- Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
- Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
- Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
- Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
- Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- COMPUTERS -see also- ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; ELECTRONIC GOVMNT.
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
- DAMAGES
- DISTRICT COURTS
- ELECTRONIC COMMERCE -see also- ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER
- JURISDICTION
- NUDITY AND SEXUAL DISPLAYS -see also- OBSCENITY; PORNOGRAPHY
- PENALTIES
- PORNOGRAPHY -see also- NUDITY AND SEXUAL DISPLAYS; OBSCENITY
- SEARCH AND SEIZURE
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Criminal Law
- (
11-106.1
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
