ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 470

INFORMATION THAT AUTHENTICATES THE SENDER OF AN ELECTRONIC MAIL
MESSAGE FOR NETWORK SECURITY OR NETWORK MANAGEMENT PURPOSES.

(6) (I) (7) THE TERM "INITIATE", WHEN USED WITH RESPECT TO A
COMMERCIAL ELECTRONIC MAIL MESSAGE, MEANS TO ORIGINATE OR TRANSMIT
THE MESSAGE OR TO PROCURE THE ORIGINATION OR TRANSMISSION OF THE
MESSAGE AND DOES NOT INCLUDE ACTIONS THAT CONSTITUTE ROUTINE
CONVEYANCE OF SUCH MESSAGE.

(II) THE TERM "INITIATE" DOES NOT INCLUDE THE ACTIONS OF AN
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER USED BY ANOTHER PERSON FOR THE TRANSMISSION,
ROUTING, RELAYING, HANDLING, OR STORING, THROUGH AN AUTOMATIC
TECHNICAL PROCESS OF AN ELECTRONIC MAIL MESSAGE FOR WHICH ANOTHER
PERSON HAS PROVIDED AND SELECTED THE RECIPIENT ELECTRONIC MAIL
ADDRESS.

(7) (8) "INTERNET" MEANS THE INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER
NETWORK OF BOTH FEDERAL AND NONFEDERAL INTEROPERABLE PACKET
SWITCHED DATA NETWORKS.

(8) (9) "INTERNET PROTOCOL ADDRESS" MEANS THE STRING OF
NUMBERS BY WHICH A LOCATION ON THE INTERNET IS IDENTIFIED BY ROUTERS OR
OTHER COMPUTERS CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET.

(9) (I) "INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER" MEANS A SERVICE THAT
ENABLES USERS TO ACCESS CONTENT, INFORMATION, ELECTRONIC MAIL, OR OTHER
SERVICES OFFERED OVER THE INTERNET THAT MAY INCLUDE ACCESS TO
PROPRIETARY CONTENT, INFORMATION, AND OTHER SERVICES AS PART OF A
PACKAGE OF SERVICES OFFERED TO SUBSCRIBERS.

(II) "INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER" DOES NOT INCLUDE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.

(10) "MATERIALLY FALSIFIED" MEANS ALTERED OR CONCEALED IN A
MANNER THAT WOULD IMPAIR THE ABILITY OF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TO
IDENTIFY, LOCATE, OR RESPOND TO A PERSON WHO INITIATED AN ELECTRONIC
MAIL MESSAGE OR TO INVESTIGATE AN ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION:

(I) A RECIPIENT OF THE MESSAGE;

(II) AN INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE PROCESSING THE MESSAGE
ON BEHALF OF A RECIPIENT;

(III)   A PERSON ALLEGING A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION; OR

(IV)   A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

(10) (11) "MULTIPLE" MEANS:

(I) MORE THAN 10 COMMERCIAL ELECTRONIC MAIL MESSAGES
DURING A 24-HOUR PERIOD;

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