Texas § BC.509.051 - DIGITAL SERVICE PROVIDER DUTY TO REGISTER AGE OF USER

§ BC.509.051. DIGITAL SERVICE PROVIDER DUTY TO REGISTER AGE OF USER

DIGITAL SERVICE PROVIDER DUTY TO REGISTER AGE OF USER. (a) A digital service provider may not enter into an agreement with a person to create an account with a digital service unless the person has registered the person's age with the digital service provider. (b) A person who registers the person's age as younger than 18 years of age is considered to be a known minor to the digital service provider until after the person's 18th birthday. (c) A digital service provider may not allow a person who registers the person's age to alter the person's registered age, unless the alteration process involves a commercially reasonable review process. (d) A minor is considered to be a known minor to a digital service provider if: (1) the minor registers the minor's age under Section 509.051 as younger than 18 years of age; or (2) the minor's parent or guardian, including a verified parent: (A) notifies a digital service provider that the minor is younger than 18 years of age; (B) successfully disputes the registered age of the minor; or (C) performs another function of a parent or guardian under this chapter. (e) If a minor is a known minor, or if the minor's parent or guardian, including a verified parent, takes an action under Subsection (a), a digital service provider: (1) is considered to have actual knowledge that the minor is younger than 18 years of age; and (2) shall treat the minor as a known minor under this chapter. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 795 (H.B. 18 ), Sec. 2.01, eff. September 1, 2024.