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Arizona Revised Statutes Title 44. Trade and Commerce § 44-7157. Fraud ban disclosures

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. An online dating service shall provide notice to all of its members in this state who the online dating service knows have previously received and responded to an on-site message from another member who is subject to a fraud ban. The notice shall include all of the following:

1. The username, identification number or other profile identifier of the banned member.

2. A statement that the banned member may have been using a false identity or may attempt to defraud other members.

3. A statement that members should not send monies or personal financial information to another member.

4. A hyperlink that provides information regarding ways to avoid online fraud or being defrauded by a member of an online dating service.

B. The notification required by subsection A of this section shall be all of the following:

1. Clear and conspicuous.

2. Sent via email, text message or other appropriate means of communication consented to by the member.

3. Sent within twenty-four hours after the fraud ban is initiated against the banned member, except that notification may be sent within three days after the fraud ban is initiated if, in the judgment of the online dating service, circumstances require additional time.

C. An online dating service whose agents and employees are acting in good faith is not liable to any person, other than this state or any agency, department or political subdivision of this state:

1. For the means of communication used to notify a member.

2. When notification is sent pursuant to this section.

3. For disclosing any of the following:

(a) That a member has been banned.

(b) The username, identification number or other profile identifier of the banned member.

(c) The reason that the online dating service initiated the fraud ban of a member.

D. This section does not create a private right of action or diminish or adversely affect the protections afforded in 47 United States Code § 230.

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