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  "batch": "268-maryland-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator",
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    {
      "id": "learn_r268_maryland_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_md_av_absence_index",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Maryland age-verification statute: Access.id",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] No Maryland age-verification statute for online content platforms or individual creators was found in the official Annotated Code of Maryland index.",
      "body": "No Maryland age-verification statute for online content platforms or individual creators was found in the official Annotated Code of Maryland index.\n\nWhat Maryland General Assembly actually says:\n\n“Articles listed: Agriculture - (gag), Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis - (gab), Business Occupations and Professions - (gbo), Business Regulation - (gbr), Commercial Law - (gcl), Corporations and Associations - (gca), Correctional Services - (gcs), Courts and Judicial Proceedings - (gcj), Criminal Law - (gcr), Criminal Procedure - (gcp), Economic Development - (gec), Education - (ged), Election Law - (gel), Environment - (gen), Estates and Trusts - (get), Family Law - (gfl), Financial Institutions - (gfi), General Provisions - (ggp), Health - General - (ghg), Health Occupations - (gho), Housing and Community Development - (ghs), Human Services - (ghu), Insurance - (gin), Labor and Employment - (gle), Land Use - (glu), Local Government - (glg), Natural Resources - (gnr), Public Safety - (gps), Public Utilities - (gpu), Real Property - (grp), State Finance and Procurement - (gsf), State Government - (gsg), State Personnel and Pensions - (gsp), Tax - General - (gtg), Tax - Property - (gtp), Transportation - (gtr), Declaration of Rights - (c0), I - Elective Franchise - (c1), II - Executive Department - (c2), III - Legislative Department - (c3), IV - Judiciary Department - (c4), V - Attorney-General and State's Attorneys - (c5), VI - Treasury Department - (c6), VII - Sundry Officers - (c7), VIII - Education - (c8), IX - Militia and Military Affairs - (c9), XI - City of Baltimore - (c11), XI-A - Local Legislation - (c11A), XI-B - City of Baltimore - Land Development and Redevelopment - (c11B), XI-C - Off-Street Parking - (c11C), XI-D - Port Development - (c11D), XI-E - Municipal Corporations - (c11E), XI-F - Home Rule for Code Counties - (c11F), XI-G - City of Balt. - Resid. Rehab. & Comm. Financing Loans - (c11G), XI-H - City of Baltimore - Residential Financing Loans. - (c11H), XI-I - City of Baltimore - Industrial Financing Loans. - (c11I), XII - Public Works - (c12), XIII - New Counties - (c13), XIV - Amendments to the Constitution - (c14), XV - Miscellaneous - (c15), XVI - The Referendum - (c16), XVII - Quadrennial Elections - (c17), XVIII - Provisions of Limited Duration - (c18), XIX - Video Lottery Terminals - (c19), XX - Cannabis - (c20)”\n\nNote: Searched official Maryland statute index page (article list), plus law_search_code queries for 'age verification', 'minor online verification', 'kids online safety', and 'age verification online content minor platform' - all returned no index or no results. The statute site's search endpoint returned 500 for multi-word queries, and direct statute text URL guesses returned 'File Not Found'. Absence inferred from the official article list showing no title/chapter dedicated to age verification; title coverage is narrower than 'not in this state's law' since a provision could live inside an existing article (e.g., Criminal Law or Public Safety) without a dedicated heading. Maryland has no age-verification statute for online content creators or platforms in the official Annotated Code index as of 2026-09-24.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/Statutes",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-24",
      "reliability": "CREATOR STRATEGY",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Maryland General Assembly",
      "evidence_quote": "Articles listed: Agriculture - (gag), Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis - (gab), Business Occupations and Professions - (gbo), Business Regulation - (gbr), Commercial Law - (gcl), Corporations and Associations - (gca), Correctional Services - (gcs), Courts and Judicial Proceedings - (gcj), Criminal Law - (gcr), Criminal Procedure - (gcp), Economic Development - (gec), Education - (ged), Election Law - (gel), Environment - (gen), Estates and Trusts - (get), Family Law - (gfl), Financial Institutions - (gfi), General Provisions - (ggp), Health - General - (ghg), Health Occupations - (gho), Housing and Community Development - (ghs), Human Services - (ghu), Insurance - (gin), Labor and Employment - (gle), Land Use - (glu), Local Government - (glg), Natural Resources - (gnr), Public Safety - (gps), Public Utilities - (gpu), Real Property - (grp), State Finance and Procurement - (gsf), State Government - (gsg), State Personnel and Pensions - (gsp), Tax - General - (gtg), Tax - Property - (gtp), Transportation - (gtr), Declaration of Rights - (c0), I - Elective Franchise - (c1), II - Executive Department - (c2), III - Legislative Department - (c3), IV - Judiciary Department - (c4), V - Attorney-General and State's Attorneys - (c5), VI - Treasury Department - (c6), VII - Sundry Officers - (c7), VIII - Education - (c8), IX - Militia and Military Affairs - (c9), XI - City of Baltimore - (c11), XI-A - Local Legislation - (c11A), XI-B - City of Baltimore - Land Development and Redevelopment - (c11B), XI-C - Off-Street Parking - (c11C), XI-D - Port Development - (c11D), XI-E - Municipal Corporations - (c11E), XI-F - Home Rule for Code Counties - (c11F), XI-G - City of Balt. - Resid. Rehab. & Comm. Financing Loans - (c11G), XI-H - City of Baltimore - Residential Financing Loans. - (c11H), XI-I - City of Baltimore - Industrial Financing Loans. - (c11I), XII - Public Works - (c12), XIII - New Counties - (c13), XIV - Amendments to the Constitution - (c14), XV - Miscellaneous - (c15), XVI - The Referendum - (c16), XVII - Quadrennial Elections - (c17), XVIII - Provisions of Limited Duration - (c18), XIX - Video Lottery Terminals - (c19), XX - Cannabis - (c20)",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "268-maryland-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator",
      "subject": "Maryland age-verification statute",
      "topic": "Access.id",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Maryland, all articles searched",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us-md"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "access.id"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261023-171619Z"
      }
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    {
      "id": "learn_r268_maryland_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_md_crimlaw_1_101_minor_def",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Maryland Criminal Law Article §1-101: Access.id",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Maryland's Criminal Law Article defines 'Minor' as an individual under the age of 18 years.",
      "body": "Maryland's Criminal Law Article defines 'Minor' as an individual under the age of 18 years.\n\nWhat Maryland General Assembly actually says:\n\n“§1–101. (a) In this article the following words have the meanings indicated. (g) \"Minor\" means an individual under the age of 18 years.”\n\nNote: This is the only statutory definition of 'minor' found in the Criminal Law Article; it is a general definitional section and does not itself impose any age-verification duty on any person or platform. Recorded because it is the operative definition a Maryland age-verification statute would use if one existed.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr&title=Criminal+Law&section=1-101",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-24",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Maryland General Assembly",
      "evidence_quote": "§1–101. (a) In this article the following words have the meanings indicated. (g) \"Minor\" means an individual under the age of 18 years.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "268-maryland-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator",
      "subject": "Maryland Criminal Law Article §1-101",
      "topic": "Access.id",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Maryland, Criminal Law Article §1-101, general definition used across the article",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
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          "us-md"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "access.id"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261023-171619Z"
      }
    }
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