Senate Bill 1503 Summary

• Requires commercial entities that publish or distribute material harmful to minors on the internet to verify that users accessing such material are at least 18 years old using IP address blacklists or other commercially reasonable methods.

• Allows internet users with minor children to request their internet service provider add or remove their IP addresses from blacklists used to restrict access to adult material.

• Establishes civil liability for commercial entities that violate age verification requirements, allowing recovery of damages, reasonable attorney fees, and costs when minors access restricted material.

• Exempts interactive computer service providers and their users from obligations and liability under this section.

• Defines "material harmful to minors" as descriptions of nudity or sexual content that appeal to minors' prurient interests, are patently offensive by adult community standards, and lack serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value for minors.