Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Chapter 91A — Promoting a Safe Internet for Children
§ 6551. Internet safety
Statutory text
For the purposes of this chapter, the issue of Internet safety includes issues regarding the use of the Internet in a manner that promotes safe online activity for children, protects children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, and helps parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act
Pub. L. 110–385 title II § 211 · 122 Stat. 4096
Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 6551
(Pub. L. 110–385, title II, § 211, Oct. 10, 2008, 122 Stat. 4102.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 110–385, title II, § 211, Oct. 10, 2008, 122 Stat. 4102.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 211. INTERNET SAFETY. For the purposes of this title, the issue of Internet safety includes issues regarding the use of the Internet in a manner that promotes safe online activity for children, protects children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, and helps parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors.
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Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title II of Pub. L. 110–385, , 122 Stat. 4102, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title II to the Code, see Short Title note below and Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title
Pub. L. 110–385, title II, § 201(a), , 122 Stat. 4102, provided that: “This title [enacting this chapter and amending sections 254 and 503 of Title 47, Telecommunications] may be cited as the ‘Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act’.”