GeorgiaCode on the Rights of the Child, information hazardous to the child
Code on the Rights of the Child, arts. 40 and 66(1), (4)
In force since .
An adult content age verification (AV) rule binding public and private bodies.
- Obligation class
- Prohibition
What it requires
- It reaches you if you give children information the Code treats as hazardous: Article 40 prohibits providing such information to a child, and a child is a minor under 18 (Article 3(a)).
- Do not provide a child with information hazardous to the child, which the Code defines to include information with sexual content and information encouraging violence or crime (Articles 3(o) and 40(1)).
- Do not sell, give or otherwise provide a child with access to movies, computer games or other audio-visual products containing information hazardous to the child (Article 66(4)).
- If you are a broadcaster, ensure that a child is protected from the effect of information hazardous to the child (Article 66(1)).
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text.
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
The Georgian National Communications Commission, which Article 66(11) charges with controlling the dissemination of information hazardous to a child through broadcasting and on the Internet.
What this law does
Article 40(1) of the Code on the Rights of the Child prohibits providing information hazardous to the child to a child. Article 3(a) defines a child as a minor under the age of 18. Article 3(o) defines information hazardous to the child to include information encouraging violence or crime and information with sexual content.
Article 66(4) makes it inadmissible to sell, give as a gift or otherwise provide a child with access to movies, computer games or other audio-visual products containing information hazardous to the child. Article 66(1) obliges a broadcaster to ensure that a child is protected from the effect of information hazardous to the child. Article 40(2) provides that failing to meet the prohibition entails liability as established by the legislation of Georgia. Articles 1 to 60 and 62 to 88 of the Code, which include Articles 40 and 66, entered into force on .
When LexLint raises it
When your app profile says your app publishes adult content or serves under-18s.
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