Bill > H198

This bill establishes the "Internet Crimes Investigation Fund" to combat online identity theft and predators, with Internet service providers, defined as entities providing paid Internet access (excluding those using unlicensed spectrum), required to pay 15 cents per subscriber per month into this fund, with a 3% administrative fee allowed for collection. These collected funds, remitted quarterly to the department of revenue, will be used by the state police for activities such as investigating and prosecuting individuals involved in child sex crimes, child pornography trading, and fraudulent schemes online, as well as for computer forensic examinations and training for local law enforcement. The attorney general will also submit an annual report on the fund's status and expenditures.