California Business and Professions Code

§ 22945.5

BPC § 22945.5 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 8 · Ch. 31.5

Statute text

(a)(1) A person may seek an order requiring a social media platform to remove content that includes an offer to transport, import into this state, sell, furnish, administer, or give away a controlled substance in violation of Section 11352 of the Health and Safety Code.

(2)(A) If the social media platform has a reporting mechanism described in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 22945, a person shall not bring an action pursuant to paragraph (1) until the person has notified the social media platform of the content and requested that it be removed through the reporting mechanism.

(B)A person may bring an action pursuant to paragraph (1) before 48 hours have passed since providing notice to a social media platform through the reporting mechanism, but the court shall not rule on the request for an order until 48 hours have passed from the provision of notice.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 698, Sec. 1. (SB 60) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2028, pursuant to Section 22945.9.