ND HB1561

Commercial entities that knowingly publish or distribute sexual material harmful to minors on websites where more than 33.3% of content is such material must implement age verification or face civil liability

Acceptable age verification methods include digitized ID cards, government-issued identification, or commercial systems using public/private transactional data to confirm users are 18 or older

Entities performing age verification are prohibited from retaining any identifying information after access is granted to the material

Parents, guardians, or individuals whose data is improperly retained may bring civil suits seeking injunctions, compensatory and exemplary damages, and attorney fees

Exemptions apply to news-gathering organizations, and internet service providers, search engines, app stores, and cloud services are not liable for merely providing access to third-party content