{ "batch": "555-idaho-age-verification-laws", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r555_idaho_age_verification_laws_idaho_555_c1", "category": "Safety", "title": "Idaho: anchor", "summary": "Anchor: Idaho Code Title 6 \"Actions in Particular Cases\", Chapter 38 \"Liability for Publishers and Distributors of Material Harmful to Minors on the Internet\" (6-3801 to 6-3809).", "body": "Anchor: Idaho Code Title 6 \"Actions in Particular Cases\", Chapter 38 \"Liability for Publishers and Distributors of Material Harmful to Minors on the Internet\" (6-3801 to 6-3809).\n\nWhat Idaho Legislature (Idaho Statutes) actually says:\n\n“TITLE 6 ACTIONS IN PARTICULAR CASES CHAPTER 38 LIABILITY FOR PUBLISHERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF MATERIAL HARMFUL TO MINORS ON THE INTERNET”\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.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title6/t6ch38/", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho Legislature (Idaho Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "TITLE 6 ACTIONS IN PARTICULAR CASES CHAPTER 38 LIABILITY FOR PUBLISHERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF MATERIAL HARMFUL TO MINORS ON THE INTERNET", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "555-idaho-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Idaho", "topic": "anchor", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "ID", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r555_idaho_age_verification_laws_idaho_555_c2", "category": "Safety", "title": "Idaho: effective date", "summary": "H0498 (2024) was signed March 20, 2024 as Session Law Chapter 113, effective July 1, 2024; the code history lines show no later amendment (no change since 2024 enactment).", "body": "H0498 (2024) was signed March 20, 2024 as Session Law Chapter 113, effective July 1, 2024; the code history lines show no later amendment (no change since 2024 enactment).\n\nWhat Idaho Legislature (2024 legislation H0498) actually says:\n\n“Reported Signed by Governor on March 20, 2024 Session Law Chapter 113 Effective: 07/01/2024”\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://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/H0498/", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho Legislature (2024 legislation H0498)", "evidence_quote": "Reported Signed by Governor on March 20, 2024 Session Law Chapter 113 Effective: 07/01/2024", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "555-idaho-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Idaho", "topic": "effective date", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "ID", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r555_idaho_age_verification_laws_idaho_555_c3", "category": "Safety", "title": "Idaho: covered persons", "summary": "Idaho Code 6-3803(1) binds commercial entities that knowingly and intentionally publish harmful-to-minors material from a website with a substantial portion of such material.", "body": "Idaho Code 6-3803(1) binds commercial entities that knowingly and intentionally publish harmful-to-minors material from a website with a substantial portion of such material.\n\nWhat Idaho Legislature (Idaho Statutes) actually says:\n\n“Any commercial entity that knowingly and intentionally publishes material that is harmful to minors on the internet from a website that contains a substantial portion of such material shall be liable if the entity fails to perform reasonable age verification”\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.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title6/t6ch38/sect6-3803/", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho Legislature (Idaho Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "Any commercial entity that knowingly and intentionally publishes material that is harmful to minors on the internet from a website that contains a substantial portion of such material shall be liable if the entity fails to perform reasonable age verification", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "555-idaho-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Idaho", "topic": "covered persons", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "ID", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r555_idaho_age_verification_laws_idaho_555_c4", "category": "Safety", "title": "Idaho: covered persons - definitions", "summary": "Idaho Code 6-3802 defines \"commercial entity\" to include a sole proprietorship, and \"substantial portion\" as more than one-third of total material on a website.", "body": "Idaho Code 6-3802 defines \"commercial entity\" to include a sole proprietorship, and \"substantial portion\" as more than one-third of total material on a website.\n\nWhat Idaho Legislature (Idaho Statutes) actually says:\n\n“\"Commercial entity\" means a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, a limited partnership, a sole proprietorship, or another legally recognized business 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://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title6/t6ch38/sect6-3802/", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho Legislature (Idaho Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "\"Commercial entity\" means a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, a limited partnership, a sole proprietorship, or another legally recognized business entity.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "555-idaho-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Idaho", "topic": "covered persons - definitions", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "ID", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r555_idaho_age_verification_laws_idaho_555_c5", "category": "Safety", "title": "Idaho: substantial portion", "summary": "Idaho Code 6-3802(11) defines substantial portion as more than one-third of total material on a website.", "body": "Idaho Code 6-3802(11) defines substantial portion as more than one-third of total material on a website.\n\nWhat Idaho Legislature (Idaho Statutes) actually says:\n\n“\"Substantial portion\" means more than one-third (1/3) of total material on a website.”\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.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title6/t6ch38/sect6-3802/", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho Legislature (Idaho Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "\"Substantial portion\" means more than one-third (1/3) of total material on a website.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "555-idaho-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Idaho", "topic": "substantial portion", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "ID", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r555_idaho_age_verification_laws_idaho_555_c6", "category": "Safety", "title": "Idaho: verification methods", "summary": "Idaho Code 6-3802(10) lists accepted methods: a digitized identification card, or a commercial age verification system using government-issued ID or public/private transactional data.", "body": "Idaho Code 6-3802(10) lists accepted methods: a digitized identification card, or a commercial age verification system using government-issued ID or public/private transactional data.\n\nWhat Idaho Legislature (Idaho Statutes) actually says:\n\n“Requiring that the person attempting to access the material complies with a commercial age verification system that verifies age in one (1) or more of the following ways: (i) Government-issued identification; or (ii) Public or private transactional data.”\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.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title6/t6ch38/sect6-3802/", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho Legislature (Idaho Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "Requiring that the person attempting to access the material complies with a commercial age verification system that verifies age in one (1) or more of the following ways: (i) Government-issued identification; or (ii) Public or private transactional data.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "555-idaho-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Idaho", "topic": "verification methods", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "ID", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r555_idaho_age_verification_laws_idaho_555_c7", "category": "Safety", "title": "Idaho: data retention", "summary": "Idaho Code 6-3803(2) bars retaining any identifying information after age verification is performed.", "body": "Idaho Code 6-3803(2) bars retaining any identifying information after age verification is performed.\n\nWhat Idaho Legislature (Idaho Statutes) actually says:\n\n“shall not retain any identifying information of the individual after age verification has been performed”\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.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title6/t6ch38/sect6-3803/", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho Legislature (Idaho Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "shall not retain any identifying information of the individual after age verification has been performed", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "555-idaho-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Idaho", "topic": "data retention", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "ID", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r555_idaho_age_verification_laws_idaho_555_c8", "category": "Safety", "title": "Idaho: penalty / damages", "summary": "Idaho Code 6-3804(2) provides injunctive relief, nominal and compensatory damages, statutory damages of at least $10,000, and costs and attorney fees; there is no criminal penalty tier.", "body": "Idaho Code 6-3804(2) provides injunctive relief, nominal and compensatory damages, statutory damages of at least $10,000, and costs and attorney fees; there is no criminal penalty tier.\n\nWhat Idaho Legislature (Idaho Statutes) actually says:\n\n“Statutory damages in an amount no less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000); and (d) Court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees.”\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.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title6/t6ch38/sect6-3804/", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho Legislature (Idaho Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "Statutory damages in an amount no less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000); and (d) Court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "555-idaho-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Idaho", "topic": "penalty / damages", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "ID", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r555_idaho_age_verification_laws_idaho_555_c9", "category": "Safety", "title": "Idaho: limitation period", "summary": "Idaho Code 6-3804(3) sets a four-year limitation period for the private action.", "body": "Idaho Code 6-3804(3) sets a four-year limitation period for the private action.\n\nWhat Idaho Legislature (Idaho Statutes) actually says:\n\n“a person may bring an action under this section no later than four (4) years after the date the cause of action accrued”\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.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title6/t6ch38/sect6-3804/", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho Legislature (Idaho Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "a person may bring an action under this section no later than four (4) years after the date the cause of action accrued", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "555-idaho-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Idaho", "topic": "limitation period", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "ID", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r555_idaho_age_verification_laws_idaho_555_c10", "category": "Safety", "title": "Idaho: enforcement route", "summary": "Idaho Code 6-3807 makes private civil action the exclusive enforcement route; the state, AG and county attorneys may not enforce.", "body": "Idaho Code 6-3807 makes private civil action the exclusive enforcement route; the state, AG and county attorneys may not enforce.\n\nWhat Idaho Legislature (Idaho Statutes) actually says:\n\n“the requirements of this chapter shall be enforced exclusively through the private civil actions described in section 6-3804”\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.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title6/t6ch38/sect6-3807/", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho Legislature (Idaho Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "the requirements of this chapter shall be enforced exclusively through the private civil actions described in section 6-3804", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "555-idaho-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Idaho", "topic": "enforcement route", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "ID", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r555_idaho_age_verification_laws_idaho_555_q1", "category": "Safety", "title": "Idaho: court injunction", "summary": "If a claimant prevails in an action under this section, the court shall award injunctive relief sufficient to prevent the defendant from engaging in the conduct described in section 6-3803.", "body": "If a claimant prevails in an action under this section, the court shall award injunctive relief sufficient to prevent the defendant from engaging in the conduct described in section 6-3803.\n\nWhat Idaho (official) actually says:\n\n“(2) If a claimant prevails in an action brought under this section, the court shall award: (a) Injunctive relief sufficient to prevent the defendant from engaging in the conduct described in section 6-3803 , Idaho Code;”\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://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title6/t6ch38/sect6-3804/", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho (official)", "evidence_quote": "(2) If a claimant prevails in an action brought under this section, the court shall award: (a) Injunctive relief sufficient to prevent the defendant from engaging in the conduct described in section 6-3803 , Idaho Code;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "555-idaho-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Idaho", "topic": "court injunction", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Idaho", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r555_idaho_age_verification_laws_idaho_555_q2", "category": "Safety", "title": "Idaho: court injunction", "summary": "The Idaho Courts have an ADA page available.", "body": "The Idaho Courts have an ADA page available.\n\nWhat Idaho (official) actually says:\n\n“ADA and the Idaho Courts”\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://idaho.gov/", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho (official)", "evidence_quote": "ADA and the Idaho Courts", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "555-idaho-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Idaho", "topic": "court injunction", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Idaho", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r555_idaho_age_verification_laws_idaho_555_q3", "category": "Safety", "title": "Idaho: court injunction", "summary": "Idaho Statutes are updated to the website July 1 following the legislative session.", "body": "Idaho Statutes are updated to the website July 1 following the legislative session.\n\nWhat Idaho (official) actually says:\n\n“Idaho Statutes are updated to the website July 1 following the legislative session.”\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://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title6/t6ch38/", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho (official)", "evidence_quote": "Idaho Statutes are updated to the website July 1 following the legislative session.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "555-idaho-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Idaho", "topic": "court injunction", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Idaho", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } } ] }