{ "batch": "406-maine-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r406_maine_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_maine_406_c1", "category": "Safety", "title": "Maine: anchor + (a): the only AV bill (LD 1873) - title and proposed section", "summary": "ANCHOR: Maine's age-verification proposal was LD 1873 (H.P. 1244, 132nd Legislature), 'An Act to Require Age Verification for Online Obscene Matter', which would have enacted 10 MRSA c. 239, § 1500-Y; it is a bill, not enacted law (see next records).", "body": "ANCHOR: Maine's age-verification proposal was LD 1873 (H.P. 1244, 132nd Legislature), 'An Act to Require Age Verification for Online Obscene Matter', which would have enacted 10 MRSA c. 239, § 1500-Y; it is a bill, not enacted law (see next records).\n\nWhat Maine Legislature (bill text) actually says:\n\n“§1500-Y. Age verification for online obscene matter”\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://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1244&item=1&snum=132", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Maine Legislature (bill text)", "evidence_quote": "§1500-Y. Age verification for online obscene matter", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "406-maine-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Maine", "topic": "anchor + (a): the only AV bill (LD 1873) - title and proposed section", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "ME", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-me" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r406_maine_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_maine_406_c2", "category": "Safety", "title": "Maine: (a) LD 1873 failed in the Senate, June 17, 2025", "summary": "The Maine Senate roll call of June 17, 2025 on LD 1873 shows the motion to recede from committing the bill to the Judiciary Committee failed 15-20, leaving the bill committed; LegiScan (non-official) lists it as placed in legislative files (dead). Maine has no age-verification statute in force from this bill.", "body": "The Maine Senate roll call of June 17, 2025 on LD 1873 shows the motion to recede from committing the bill to the Judiciary Committee failed 15-20, leaving the bill committed; LegiScan (non-official) lists it as placed in legislative files (dead). Maine has no age-verification statute in force from this bill.\n\nWhat Maine State Senate (roll call) actually says:\n\n“REQUIRE AGE VERIFICATION FOR ONLINE OBSCENE MATTER”\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.legislature.maine.gov/uploads/visual_edit/roll-call-611-ld-1873.pdf", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Maine State Senate (roll call)", "evidence_quote": "REQUIRE AGE VERIFICATION FOR ONLINE OBSCENE MATTER", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "406-maine-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Maine", "topic": "(a) LD 1873 failed in the Senate, June 17, 2025", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "ME", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-me" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r406_maine_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_maine_406_c3", "category": "Safety", "title": "Maine: (a) absence: Title 10 Part 3 index has no age-verification chapter", "summary": "The current MRSA Title 10 (Commerce and Trade) index, Part 3, lists chapters 231-247 with no age-verification chapter; the chapter 239 number the bill proposed is used for net neutral broadband, and later 2025 enactments were reallocated to chapters 241-247. Searched only Title 10 (where LD 1873 would have been placed).", "body": "The current MRSA Title 10 (Commerce and Trade) index, Part 3, lists chapters 231-247 with no age-verification chapter; the chapter 239 number the bill proposed is used for net neutral broadband, and later 2025 enactments were reallocated to chapters 241-247. Searched only Title 10 (where LD 1873 would have been placed).\n\nWhat Maine Legislature (Maine Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“Chapter 231: POSING AS A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY OR AGENT IN COMMERCE §1500-L Chapter 233: SALE OF COSMETICS TESTED ON ANIMALS §1500-M Chapter 235: PAYMENT FOR HARVESTING WOOD §1500-Q Chapter 237: BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE §1500-U”\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://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/10/title10ch0sec0.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Maine Legislature (Maine Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "Chapter 231: POSING AS A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY OR AGENT IN COMMERCE §1500-L Chapter 233: SALE OF COSMETICS TESTED ON ANIMALS §1500-M Chapter 235: PAYMENT FOR HARVESTING WOOD §1500-Q Chapter 237: BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE §1500-U", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "406-maine-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Maine", "topic": "(a) absence: Title 10 Part 3 index has no age-verification chapter", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "ME", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-me" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r406_maine_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_maine_406_c4", "category": "Safety", "title": "Maine: (a) absence: remainder of Title 10 Part 3 listing", "summary": "The rest of the Part 3 listing (chapters 241-247, then Part 4) also contains no age-verification chapter.", "body": "The rest of the Part 3 listing (chapters 241-247, then Part 4) also contains no age-verification chapter.\n\nWhat Maine Legislature (Maine Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“Chapter 243: PAYMENT BY CASH (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 10, CHAPTER 239) §1500-HH Chapter 245: ENFORCEMENT OF PARKING VIOLATIONS ON LOTS ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 10, CHAPTER 239) §1500-LL”\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://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/10/title10ch0sec0.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Maine Legislature (Maine Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "Chapter 243: PAYMENT BY CASH (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 10, CHAPTER 239) §1500-HH Chapter 245: ENFORCEMENT OF PARKING VIOLATIONS ON LOTS ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 10, CHAPTER 239) §1500-LL", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "406-maine-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Maine", "topic": "(a) absence: remainder of Title 10 Part 3 listing", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "ME", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-me" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r406_maine_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_maine_406_c5", "category": "Safety", "title": "Maine: (b) whom the bill would have bound", "summary": "LD 1873 would have bound a 'business entity' (as defined in 24-A MRSA §1402(3-A)) that knowingly and intentionally publishes or distributes obscene matter on a website or app; whether an individual creator selling through another's platform would be a 'business entity' was not stated in the bill text, and the bill was not enacted.", "body": "LD 1873 would have bound a 'business entity' (as defined in 24-A MRSA §1402(3-A)) that knowingly and intentionally publishes or distributes obscene matter on a website or app; whether an individual creator selling through another's platform would be a 'business entity' was not stated in the bill text, and the bill was not enacted.\n\nWhat Maine Legislature (bill text) actually says:\n\n“For the purposes of this chapter, \"business entity\" has the same meaning as in Title 24-A,”\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://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1244&item=1&snum=132", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Maine Legislature (bill text)", "evidence_quote": "For the purposes of this chapter, \"business entity\" has the same meaning as in Title 24-A,", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "406-maine-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Maine", "topic": "(b) whom the bill would have bound", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "ME", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-me" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r406_maine_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_maine_406_c6", "category": "Safety", "title": "Maine: (d)/(e) proposed method and data-retention rule (not law)", "summary": "LD 1873 proposed verification by government-issued ID or transactional-data methods and barred retaining identifying information after verification; not enacted.", "body": "LD 1873 proposed verification by government-issued ID or transactional-data methods and barred retaining identifying information after verification; not enacted.\n\nWhat Maine Legislature (bill text) actually says:\n\n“entity that performs an age verification required pursuant to this subsection may not retain”\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://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1244&item=1&snum=132", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Maine Legislature (bill text)", "evidence_quote": "entity that performs an age verification required pursuant to this subsection may not retain", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "406-maine-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Maine", "topic": "(d)/(e) proposed method and data-retention rule (not law)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "ME", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-me" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r406_maine_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_maine_406_c7", "category": "Safety", "title": "Maine: (f) proposed enforcement (not law)", "summary": "LD 1873 proposed both a private damages action (with court costs and attorney's fees) and Attorney General enforcement as an unfair or deceptive practice under 5 MRSA §207; not enacted.", "body": "LD 1873 proposed both a private damages action (with court costs and attorney's fees) and Attorney General enforcement as an unfair or deceptive practice under 5 MRSA §207; not enacted.\n\nWhat Maine Legislature (bill text) actually says:\n\n“If the Attorney General has reason to believe that a business entity is in violation of this”\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://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1244&item=1&snum=132", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Maine Legislature (bill text)", "evidence_quote": "If the Attorney General has reason to believe that a business entity is in violation of this", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "406-maine-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Maine", "topic": "(f) proposed enforcement (not law)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "ME", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-me" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r406_maine_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_maine_406_q1", "category": "Safety", "title": "Maine: (c) threshold; (g) court injunction", "summary": "The threshold for admitting Maine to the Union as the 23rd state was set by the Missouri Compromise.", "body": "The threshold for admitting Maine to the Union as the 23rd state was set by the Missouri Compromise.\n\nWhat en.wikipedia.org actually says:\n\n“Formal secession from Massachusetts and admission of Maine as the 23rd state occurred on March 15, 1820, as part of the Missouri Compromise , which geographically restricted the spread of slavery and enabled the admission to statehood of Missouri the following year, keeping a balance between slave and free states.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program; tier/confidence conservative - the verify gate decides", "source_type": "research", "source_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "B", "source_publisher": "en.wikipedia.org", "evidence_quote": "Formal secession from Massachusetts and admission of Maine as the 23rd state occurred on March 15, 1820, as part of the Missouri Compromise , which geographically restricted the spread of slavery and enabled the admission to statehood of Missouri the following year, keeping a balance between slave and free states.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "406-maine-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Maine", "topic": "(c) threshold; (g) court injunction", "applies_to_country": "any", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r406_maine_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_maine_406_q2", "category": "Safety", "title": "Maine: (c) threshold; (g) court injunction", "summary": "The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the judiciary branch of the state government.", "body": "The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the judiciary branch of the state government.\n\nWhat en.wikipedia.org actually says:\n\n“Judiciary Maine Supreme Judicial Court”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program; tier/confidence conservative - the verify gate decides", "source_type": "research", "source_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "B", "source_publisher": "en.wikipedia.org", "evidence_quote": "Judiciary Maine Supreme Judicial Court", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "406-maine-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Maine", "topic": "(c) threshold; (g) court injunction", "applies_to_country": "any", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r406_maine_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_maine_406_q3", "category": "Safety", "title": "Maine: (c) threshold; (g) court injunction", "summary": "The threshold for public comment periods is not specified on this page.", "body": "The threshold for public comment periods is not specified on this page.\n\nWhat Maine (official) actually says:\n\n“10/6/2026 - Public Comment Period Opens October 7 for Maine Library Commission Draft Rule”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.maine.gov/portal/index.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Maine (official)", "evidence_quote": "10/6/2026 - Public Comment Period Opens October 7 for Maine Library Commission Draft Rule", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "406-maine-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Maine", "topic": "(c) threshold; (g) court injunction", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Maine", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-me" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r406_maine_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_maine_406_q4", "category": "Safety", "title": "Maine: (c) threshold; (g) court injunction", "summary": "Court injunctions are not mentioned in the provided text.", "body": "Court injunctions are not mentioned in the provided text.\n\nWhat Maine (official) actually says:\n\n“Judicial Branch”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.maine.gov/portal/index.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Maine (official)", "evidence_quote": "Judicial Branch", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "406-maine-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator", "subject": "Maine", "topic": "(c) threshold; (g) court injunction", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Maine", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-me" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } } ] }