ATTENTION
ALL INTERNET USERS
The
The board of directors of each library
operated as an entity of the state, or any city, county, or other political
subdivision of the state with one (1)
or more public access computers shall
develop, adopt, and implement a written policy that:
1. Establishes and maintains a system to prevent
a minor from gaining computer access to materials harmful to minors as defined
in 5-68-501;
2. Provides for:
(A)
Suspending the privilege of a minor to use the public access computers if the
minor violates the policy; and
(B) Revoking such a privilege for a repeat
offender, and
3. Requires each user to sign a computer use
agreement form outlining proper and improper use of public access computers
prior to the user being
allowed
to access the computer equipment.
(a) For purposes of this section, “public access
computer” means a computer that is:
(1)
Located in a public school or public library;
(2)
Accessible by a minor; and
(3)
Connected to any computer communication system such as, but not limited to,
what is commonly known as the Internet.
(b)
Copies of the standards and rules for enforcement of this section shall
be submitted to the
A.C.A. 5-68-501 defines minor as any person
under the age of seventeen (17) years.
It also defines what is “harmful to minors.”
While neither endorsing nor condemning
these laws, the
actions whereby those patrons ages sixteen (16)
and under may have to be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian or use a
filtering system when using
the Internet. Public “access” computer users
need to sign a computer use agreement form each time they wish to use a public
“access” computer. We have
also adapted our policy to provide the same
penalties for all users of the
Internet when violating the Library’s policy or
We hope you understand these actions.