{ "batch": "328-oklahoma-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r328_oklahoma_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_oklahoma_328_c1", "category": "Safety", "title": "Oklahoma: anchor", "summary": "ANCHOR: Oklahoma Statutes Title 15 \"Contracts\", sections 15 O.S. 791-791.4 (age verification and explicit materials, SB 1959, Laws 2024 c.181), index on the Oklahoma Legislature statutes page.", "body": "ANCHOR: Oklahoma Statutes Title 15 \"Contracts\", sections 15 O.S. 791-791.4 (age verification and explicit materials, SB 1959, Laws 2024 c.181), index on the Oklahoma Legislature statutes page.\n\nWhat Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov) actually says:\n\n“Title 15. Contracts (777KB)”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oklegislature.gov/osstatuestitle.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov)", "evidence_quote": "Title 15. Contracts (777KB)", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "328-oklahoma-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Oklahoma", "topic": "anchor", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OK", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ok" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r328_oklahoma_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_oklahoma_328_c2", "category": "Safety", "title": "Oklahoma: (a) statute in force + effective date", "summary": "15 O.S. 791.2 is titled \"Commercial entities publishing or distributing material harmful to minors -- Blocking access -- Liability -- Age verification\"; added by Laws 2024, c. 181, eff. Nov. 1, 2024.", "body": "15 O.S. 791.2 is titled \"Commercial entities publishing or distributing material harmful to minors -- Blocking access -- Liability -- Age verification\"; added by Laws 2024, c. 181, eff. Nov. 1, 2024.\n\nWhat Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov) actually says:\n\n“Added by Laws 2024, c. 181, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2024.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os15.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov)", "evidence_quote": "Added by Laws 2024, c. 181, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2024.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "328-oklahoma-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Oklahoma", "topic": "(a) statute in force + effective date", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OK", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ok" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r328_oklahoma_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_oklahoma_328_c3", "category": "Safety", "title": "Oklahoma: (b) who is bound - commercial entity", "summary": "15 O.S. 791(3) defines \"commercial entity\" to include a sole proprietorship, so an individual creator operating as a business can be a \"commercial entity\"; but the 791.2 duty attaches to an entity publishing \"from a website\" containing a substantial portion of such material, so a creator selling only through another company's platform is not clearly the party who controls the website -- the statute does not address that case expressly.", "body": "15 O.S. 791(3) defines \"commercial entity\" to include a sole proprietorship, so an individual creator operating as a business can be a \"commercial entity\"; but the 791.2 duty attaches to an entity publishing \"from a website\" containing a substantial portion of such material, so a creator selling only through another company's platform is not clearly the party who controls the website -- the statute does not address that case expressly.\n\nWhat Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov) actually says:\n\n““Commercial entity” means a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, sole proprietorship, or other legally recognized entity;”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os15.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov)", "evidence_quote": "“Commercial entity” means a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, sole proprietorship, or other legally recognized entity;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "328-oklahoma-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Oklahoma", "topic": "(b) who is bound - commercial entity", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OK", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ok" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r328_oklahoma_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_oklahoma_328_c4", "category": "Safety", "title": "Oklahoma: (b)/(c) duty and trigger", "summary": "15 O.S. 791.2(A): the duty falls on a commercial entity knowingly publishing or distributing harmful-to-minors material from a website containing a substantial portion of such material, and requires offering subscribers a blocking option.", "body": "15 O.S. 791.2(A): the duty falls on a commercial entity knowingly publishing or distributing harmful-to-minors material from a website containing a substantial portion of such material, and requires offering subscribers a blocking option.\n\nWhat Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov) actually says:\n\n“Any commercial entity that knowingly and intentionally publishes or distributes material harmful to minors on the Internet from a website that contains a substantial portion of such material shall provide Internet service subscribers and cellular service subscribers the opportunity,”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os15.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov)", "evidence_quote": "Any commercial entity that knowingly and intentionally publishes or distributes material harmful to minors on the Internet from a website that contains a substantial portion of such material shall provide Internet service subscribers and cellular service subscribers the opportunity,", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "328-oklahoma-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Oklahoma", "topic": "(b)/(c) duty and trigger", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OK", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ok" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r328_oklahoma_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_oklahoma_328_c5", "category": "Safety", "title": "Oklahoma: (c) threshold - one third", "summary": "15 O.S. 791(13): \"substantial portion\" means more than one third of the total material on the website.", "body": "15 O.S. 791(13): \"substantial portion\" means more than one third of the total material on the website.\n\nWhat Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov) actually says:\n\n““Substantial portion” means when more than a third of the total material available on the website meets the definition of material harmful to minors as defined in this section;”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os15.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov)", "evidence_quote": "“Substantial portion” means when more than a third of the total material available on the website meets the definition of material harmful to minors as defined in this section;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "328-oklahoma-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Oklahoma", "topic": "(c) threshold - one third", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OK", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ok" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r328_oklahoma_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_oklahoma_328_c6", "category": "Safety", "title": "Oklahoma: (d) accepted verification methods", "summary": "15 O.S. 791(12): reasonable age verification methods are a digitized ID card, an independent third-party age verification service using commercial databases, or a commercially reasonable transactional-data method.", "body": "15 O.S. 791(12): reasonable age verification methods are a digitized ID card, an independent third-party age verification service using commercial databases, or a commercially reasonable transactional-data method.\n\nWhat Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov) actually says:\n\n““Reasonable age verification methods” means verifying that the person seeking access to the available material is eighteen (18) years of age or older by using the following methods: a. use of a digitized identification card as defined in this section,”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os15.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov)", "evidence_quote": "“Reasonable age verification methods” means verifying that the person seeking access to the available material is eighteen (18) years of age or older by using the following methods: a. use of a digitized identification card as defined in this section,", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "328-oklahoma-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Oklahoma", "topic": "(d) accepted verification methods", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OK", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ok" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r328_oklahoma_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_oklahoma_328_c7", "category": "Safety", "title": "Oklahoma: (d) age verification as liability safe harbour", "summary": "15 O.S. 791.2(G): performing reasonable age verification shields the entity from liability for allowing access.", "body": "15 O.S. 791.2(G): performing reasonable age verification shields the entity from liability for allowing access.\n\nWhat Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov) actually says:\n\n“A commercial entity shall not be held liable for allowing access to its website if the entity performs reasonable age verification methods to verify that the individual attempting to access the material from its website is not a minor.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os15.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov)", "evidence_quote": "A commercial entity shall not be held liable for allowing access to its website if the entity performs reasonable age verification methods to verify that the individual attempting to access the material from its website is not a minor.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "328-oklahoma-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Oklahoma", "topic": "(d) age verification as liability safe harbour", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OK", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ok" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r328_oklahoma_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_oklahoma_328_c8", "category": "Safety", "title": "Oklahoma: (e) data retention", "summary": "15 O.S. 791.2(H): an entity or third party performing age verification may not retain identifying information after access is granted.", "body": "15 O.S. 791.2(H): an entity or third party performing age verification may not retain identifying information after access is granted.\n\nWhat Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov) actually says:\n\n“A commercial entity or third party that performs reasonable age verification methods shall not retain any identifying information of the individual after access has been granted to the material.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os15.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov)", "evidence_quote": "A commercial entity or third party that performs reasonable age verification methods shall not retain any identifying information of the individual after access has been granted to the material.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "328-oklahoma-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Oklahoma", "topic": "(e) data retention", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OK", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ok" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r328_oklahoma_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_oklahoma_328_c9", "category": "Safety", "title": "Oklahoma: (f) enforcement - private right of action", "summary": "15 O.S. 791.1(A): a commercial entity knowingly publishing obscene material online may be liable to an individual for nominal and actual damages, costs and attorney fees (private civil action).", "body": "15 O.S. 791.1(A): a commercial entity knowingly publishing obscene material online may be liable to an individual for nominal and actual damages, costs and attorney fees (private civil action).\n\nWhat Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov) actually says:\n\n“may be held liable to an individual for nominal damages, actual damages, court costs, and reasonable attorney fees as ordered by the court.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os15.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov)", "evidence_quote": "may be held liable to an individual for nominal damages, actual damages, court costs, and reasonable attorney fees as ordered by the court.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "328-oklahoma-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Oklahoma", "topic": "(f) enforcement - private right of action", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OK", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ok" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r328_oklahoma_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_oklahoma_328_c10", "category": "Safety", "title": "Oklahoma: (f) enforcement - Attorney General", "summary": "15 O.S. 791.3(A): the Attorney General may seek injunctive and other equitable relief against noncompliant commercial entities.", "body": "15 O.S. 791.3(A): the Attorney General may seek injunctive and other equitable relief against noncompliant commercial entities.\n\nWhat Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov) actually says:\n\n“The Attorney General may seek injunctive and other equitable relief against a commercial entity that fails to comply with the provisions of this act.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os15.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Statutes, oklegislature.gov)", "evidence_quote": "The Attorney General may seek injunctive and other equitable relief against a commercial entity that fails to comply with the provisions of this act.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "328-oklahoma-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Oklahoma", "topic": "(f) enforcement - Attorney General", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "OK", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ok" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } } ] }