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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 39. MINORS · Chapter 5. ONLINE INTERNET SAFETY

39-5-1. Definitions.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. As used in this chapter, the term:

  2. (1)

    ‘‘Interactive computer service’’ means any information service, system, or access software provider that provides or enables computer access by multiple users to a computer server, including specifically a service or system that provides access to the Internet and such systems operated or services offered by libraries or educational institutions; provided, however, that such term shall not include an entity that provides access to the Internet using wireless service.#

  3. (2)

    ‘‘Internet access provider’’ means an entity that provides consumers with access to the Internet; provided, however, that such term shall not include an entity that provides access to the Internet using wireless service.#

  4. (3)

    ‘‘Internet or any other computer network’’ means the computer network commonly known as the Internet and any other local, regional, or global computer network that is similar to or is a predecessor or successor of the Internet.#

  5. (4)

    ‘‘Minor’’ means a person who is less than 18 years of age.#

  6. (5)

    ‘‘Wireless service’’ shall have the same meaning as set forth in paragraph (3) of Code Section 46-5-221.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 39-5-1, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 810, § 2/SB 474; Ga. L. 2009, p. 8, § 39/SB 46.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t37-t39-(v28)-2021-pdf.pdf, Volume V28, 2021 edition, pages 697 to 698; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 4eed692485f5.