NY S03591

Requires commercial entities publishing sexual material harmful to minors online to verify users are located in New York via IP address and confirm they are 18 or older using reasonable age verification methods

Mandates age verification at least once per day for each IP address attempting to access websites containing sexual material harmful to minors

Establishes acceptable verification methods including digital identification, credit card payment, government-issued ID, commercial age verification systems using transactional data, or monthly password-protected accounts

Authorizes the Attorney General to impose civil penalties of up to $50,000 per day for violations, with authority to issue subpoenas and take proof of relevant facts

Exempts news organizations, internet service providers, search engines, and cloud service providers from liability when they are not responsible for creating the harmful content