§ 24-90-604 — Temporary disabling of technology protection measure

Colorado § 24-90-604

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 24: Government
• Art.: Libraries

Text

(1) (a)
(I) Subject to the requirements of paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), an
administrator, supervisor, or any other person authorized by the public library to
enforce the operation of the technology protection measure adopted and
implemented in accordance with the requirements of section 24-90-603 shall
temporarily disable the technology protection measure entirely to enable access to
the internet on a particular computer able to be accessed by a minor by an adult
upon request without significant delay by the public library in responding to the
request.

(II) Subject to the requirements of paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), an
administrator, supervisor, or any other person authorized by the public library to
enforce the operation of the technology protection measure adopted and
implemented in accordance with the requirements of section 24-90-603 may
temporarily disable the technology protection measure entirely to enable access to
the internet on a particular computer able to be accessed by a minor for bona fide
research or other lawful purposes where the internet use in connection with the
research or other lawful purpose is supervised by an administrator, supervisor,
parent, guardian, or other person authorized by the public library to perform such
function.

(b) Where the public library has installed a technology protection measure
that requires electronic verification of the age of the computer user, or where the
parent or guardian of a minor has provided explicit prior approval for use of the
computer by the minor, before the technology protection measure required by
section 24-90-603 is disabled, no additional involvement by the staff of the public
library shall be required.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the temporary
disabling of the technology protection measure authorized by this section shall not
be allowed in connection with a computer located in an area in a public library
facility used primarily by minors.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2004: Entire part added, p. 600, � 1, effective July 1.