(a) As used in this section: (1) 'Communication' means the electronic communication of information of a person's choosing between or among points specified by the person without change in the form of the content of the information as sent and received;(2) 'Doxxes' means to publish private or identifying information about a particular person on social media with malicious purpose; and(3) 'Social media platform' means a website or computer application designed to facilitate communication between one (1) or more persons.(b) A person commits the offense of doxxing of a minor on a social media platform if:(1) The person knowingly doxxes or transmits, sends, or posts a communication concerning a minor to a social media platform with the purpose to frighten, coerce, intimidate, threaten, abuse, or harass the minor; and(2) The communication causes the minor to be in reasonable fear of physical injury.(c)(1) Doxxing of a minor on a social media platform is a: (A) Class B felony if: (i) Death of the minor occurs due to the offense; or(ii) Monetary loss to the minor due to the offense is one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more;(B) Class C felony if:(i) Physical injury occurs to the minor of the minor occurs due to the offense; or(ii) Monetary loss to the minor due to the offense is one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more;(B) Class C felony if:(i) Physical injury occurs to the minor due to the offense; or(ii) Monetary loss to the minor due to the offense is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more but less than one million dollars ($1,000,000); or(C) Class D felony if monetary loss to the minor due to the offense is five hundred dollars ($500) or more but less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).(2) Otherwise, doxxing of a minor on a social media platform is a Class A misdemeanor.Added by Act 2021, No. 375,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
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