Indiana § 24-4-23-7 - "Reasonable age verification method"

Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 24-4-23-7 — "Reasonable age verification method", with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 24-4-23-7. "Reasonable age verification method"

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "reasonable age verification method" means a method of determining that an individual seeking to access a website containing material harmful to minors is not a minor by using one (1) or more of the following methods:

(1) A mobile credential.

(2) An independent third party age verification service that compares the identifying information entered by the individual who is seeking access with material that is available from a commercially available data base, or an aggregate of data bases, that is regularly used by government agencies and businesses for the purpose of age and identity verification.

(3) Any commercially reasonable method that relies on public or private transactional data to verify the age of the individual attempting to access the material.

As added by P.L.98-2024, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.1-2025, SEC.212.

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Section 24-4-23-7 (""Reasonable age verification method"") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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