{
  "batch": "412-montana-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator",
  "articles": [
    {
      "id": "learn_r412_montana_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_montana_no_age_verification_anchor",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Montana: age verification statute existence",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Montana has no age-verification statute in force; the MCA index search for 'age verification' returns 923 entries from 54 pages with no matches.",
      "body": "Montana has no age-verification statute in force; the MCA index search for 'age verification' returns 923 entries from 54 pages with no matches.\n\nWhat Montana Legislative Services Division actually says:\n\n“SEARCH: Montana code index for \"age verification\"  (923 entries from 54 pages, built 2026-09-18)”\n\nNote: Anchor record showing Montana has no age-verification statute. Evidence from official MCA index search returning 923 entries from 54 pages with no matches for 'age verification'.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/index.html",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-21",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Montana Legislative Services Division",
      "evidence_quote": "SEARCH: Montana code index for \"age verification\"  (923 entries from 54 pages, built 2026-09-18)",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "412-montana-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator",
      "subject": "Montana",
      "topic": "age verification statute existence",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us-mt"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "safety.legal"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
    }
  ]
}