SwedenLag (2002:562) om elektronisk handel och andra informationssamhällets tjänster (E-Commerce Act), Section 19, Criminal Liability of Providers That Transmit or Store Information
Lag (2002:562) om elektronisk handel och andra informationssamhällets tjänster, 19 §
In force since .
An intermediary liability rule binding public and private bodies.
- Obligation class
- Governance
As of .
What it requires
- A provider that transmits or stores information for another can be held criminally liable for a crime concerning the content of that information only if the crime was committed intentionally (section 19).
What this law does
Section 19 provides that a service provider that transmits or stores information for another may be held liable for a crime concerning the content of the information only if the crime was committed intentionally. The Act applies to information society services, which section 2 defines as services normally provided for payment, at a distance, by electronic means and at the individual request of a recipient.
Section 1 states that the Act does not apply to questions of taxation, the processing of personal data, anticompetitive cooperation between undertakings, notarial activity or similar activity directly connected with the exercise of public authority, defending or representing a client before a court, or gambling in which money is staked. Lag (2024:957) repealed sections 16, 17 and 18 of the Act with effect from . The Act took effect on .
When LexLint raises it
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