Louisiana § 51:1426 Unfair acts or practices

Louisiana Statutes

§ 51:1426 — Unfair acts or practices

Louisiana § 51:1426

Title 51Trade and Commerce

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La. Stat. Ann. § 51:1426 (2026).

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A. If a provider of Internet service knows or has reason to know that a subscriber currently resides in Louisiana, the provider shall make available to the subscriber a product or service which enables the subscriber to control a child's use of the Internet. B. The product or service provided for in Subsection A of this Section must enable the subscriber to do all of the following:

(1)Block access to specific websites or domains deemed inappropriate by the subscriber in Subsection A of this Section.

(2)Restrict access exclusively to specific websites or domains deemed inappropriate by the subscriber in Subsection A of this Section.

(3)Allow the subscriber to monitor a child's use of the Internet service by providing a report to the subscriber of the specific websites or domains that the

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A. If a provider of Internet service knows or has reason to know that a subscriber currently resides in Louisiana, the provider shall make available to the subscriber a product or service which enables the subscriber to control a child's use of the Internet.
B. The product or service provided for in Subsection A of this Section must enable the subscriber to do all of the following:
(1) Block access to specific websites or domains deemed inappropriate by the subscriber in Subsection A of this Section.
(2) Restrict access exclusively to specific websites or domains deemed inappropriate by the subscriber in Subsection A of this Section.
(3) Allow the subscriber to monitor a child's use of the Internet service by providing a report to the subscriber of the specific websites or domains that the child has visited or has attempted to visit but could not access the websites or domains because the websites or domains were blocked or restricted by the subscriber.
C. For the purposes of this Section, a provider of Internet service shall be deemed to know that a subscriber in Subsection A is a Louisiana resident if the subscriber identifies this state as the subscriber's place of residence at the time of the subscription.
D. If a product or service described in this Section is reasonably and commercially available for the technology utilized by the subscriber to access the Internet service, the provider of Internet service shall do all of the following:
(1) Provide to the subscriber in Subsection A, at the time of subscription, notice of the availability of the product or service which enables the subscriber to control a child's use of the Internet.
(2) Make the product or service described in Subsection A of this Section available to the subscriber, either directly or through a third party vendor. The provider may charge for the product or service.
E. Any violation of this Section shall be an unfair trade practice and shall subject the violator to any and all actions and penalties provided for in this Chapter.