Porn warning labels bill becomes Utah law amid controversy [View all]
Pornography will have to come with a warning label in Utah after Gov. Gary Herbert allowed the measure to become law over protest from the adult-entertainment industry.
If producers don't include a one-sentence warning label on obscene materials about potential harm to minors, they could face a $2,500 penalty per violation. Herbert allowed the measure to become law without his signature on Wednesday.
The measure is aimed at helping people worried about the widespread availability of porn online, Republican sponsor Rep. Brady Brammer has said.
After criticism that the measure could be unconstitutional, it was aimed at porn deemed to be legally obscene. Most porn doesn't qualify, but hardcore material declared obscene doesn't have constitutional protections.
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