SB 1412 — The Act Creates Provisions Relating To Age Verification On Adult Websites
SB 1412 requires commercial entities that publish or distribute material on websites where more than one-third of the content is sexual material harmful to minors to implement reasonable age verification methods to ensure that users are at least 18 years old. The law prohibits age verification entities from retaining identifying information of individuals and mandates that commercial entities post specific notices on their websites. It excludes bona fide news or public interest broadcasts and does not hold internet service providers liable for content outside their control. The Missouri Attorney General is tasked with enforcement.
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