{ "batch": "600-kentucky-age-verification-laws", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r600_kentucky_age_verification_laws_ky_statutes_chapter436_anchor", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Kentucky Revised Statutes: statute citation", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 436 governs age verification to access matter harmful to minors on the internet.", "body": "Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 436 governs age verification to access matter harmful to minors on the internet.\n\nWhat Kentucky Legislative Research Commission actually says:\n\n“Age Verification to Access Matter Harmful to Minors on the Internet”\n\nNote: Anchor record for Kentucky Chapter 436 age verification statutes. Compared to earlier batch, KRS 436.001 to 436.009 remain codified as enacted with no new amendments.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/chapter.aspx?id=39316", "last_verified": "2026-10-14", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Kentucky Legislative Research Commission", "evidence_quote": "Age Verification to Access Matter Harmful to Minors on the Internet", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "600-kentucky-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Kentucky Revised Statutes", "topic": "statute citation", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Kentucky", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us-ky" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r600_kentucky_age_verification_laws_ky_statutes_krs436_001_definition", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Kentucky Revised Statutes: statute citation", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] KRS 436.001 provides definitions for KRS 436.001 to 436.009 regarding age verification to access matter harmful to minors.", "body": "KRS 436.001 provides definitions for KRS 436.001 to 436.009 regarding age verification to access matter harmful to minors.\n\nWhat Kentucky Legislative Research Commission actually says:\n\n“.001 Definitions for KRS 436.001 to 436.009.”\n\nNote: Statutory section KRS 436.001 title and scope.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/chapter.aspx?id=39316", "last_verified": "2026-10-14", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Kentucky Legislative Research Commission", "evidence_quote": ".001 Definitions for KRS 436.001 to 436.009.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "600-kentucky-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Kentucky Revised Statutes", "topic": "statute citation", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Kentucky", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us-ky" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r600_kentucky_age_verification_laws_ky_statutes_krs436_002_liability", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Kentucky Revised Statutes: statute citation", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] KRS 436.002 establishes liability for failure to perform age verification to access matter harmful to minors and authorizes civil actions.", "body": "KRS 436.002 establishes liability for failure to perform age verification to access matter harmful to minors and authorizes civil actions.\n\nWhat Kentucky Legislative Research Commission actually says:\n\n“.002 Liability for failure to perform age verification to access matter harmful to minors -- Civil actions -- Applicability.”\n\nNote: Statutory section KRS 436.002 catchline.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/chapter.aspx?id=39316", "last_verified": "2026-10-14", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Kentucky Legislative Research Commission", "evidence_quote": ".002 Liability for failure to perform age verification to access matter harmful to minors -- Civil actions -- Applicability.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "600-kentucky-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Kentucky Revised Statutes", "topic": "statute citation", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Kentucky", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us-ky" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r600_kentucky_age_verification_laws_ky_statutes_krs436_004_retention", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Kentucky Revised Statutes: statute citation", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] KRS 436.004 prohibits the retention of identifying information collected during age verification.", "body": "KRS 436.004 prohibits the retention of identifying information collected during age verification.\n\nWhat Kentucky Legislative Research Commission actually says:\n\n“.004 Retention of identifying information prohibited.”\n\nNote: Statutory section KRS 436.004 catchline.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/chapter.aspx?id=39316", "last_verified": "2026-10-14", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Kentucky Legislative Research Commission", "evidence_quote": ".004 Retention of identifying information prohibited.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "600-kentucky-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Kentucky Revised Statutes", "topic": "statute citation", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Kentucky", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us-ky" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal", "safety.privacy" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r600_kentucky_age_verification_laws_ky_statutes_krs436_006_civilactions", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Kentucky Revised Statutes: statute citation", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] KRS 436.006 governs civil actions, venue, defenses, and prohibits enforcement by governmental entities or officers.", "body": "KRS 436.006 governs civil actions, venue, defenses, and prohibits enforcement by governmental entities or officers.\n\nWhat Kentucky Legislative Research Commission actually says:\n\n“.006 Civil actions -- Venue -- Defenses -- Enforcement by governmental entities or officers prohibited.”\n\nNote: Statutory section KRS 436.006 catchline regarding private enforcement and prohibition of government enforcement.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/chapter.aspx?id=39316", "last_verified": "2026-10-14", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Kentucky Legislative Research Commission", "evidence_quote": ".006 Civil actions -- Venue -- Defenses -- Enforcement by governmental entities or officers prohibited.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "600-kentucky-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Kentucky Revised Statutes", "topic": "statute citation", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Kentucky", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "trouble", "region": [ "us-ky" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r600_kentucky_age_verification_laws_ky_statutes_krs436_008_construction", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Kentucky Revised Statutes: statute citation", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] KRS 436.008 provides rules for the construction of KRS 436.001 to 436.009.", "body": "KRS 436.008 provides rules for the construction of KRS 436.001 to 436.009.\n\nWhat Kentucky Legislative Research Commission actually says:\n\n“.008 Construction of KRS 436.001 to 436.009.”\n\nNote: Statutory section KRS 436.008 catchline.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/chapter.aspx?id=39316", "last_verified": "2026-10-14", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Kentucky Legislative Research Commission", "evidence_quote": ".008 Construction of KRS 436.001 to 436.009.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "600-kentucky-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Kentucky Revised Statutes", "topic": "statute citation", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Kentucky", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us-ky" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r600_kentucky_age_verification_laws_ky_statutes_krs436_009_waiver", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Kentucky Revised Statutes: statute citation", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] KRS 436.009 provides that any waiver and estoppel of the right to bring a civil action under the statute are void.", "body": "KRS 436.009 provides that any waiver and estoppel of the right to bring a civil action under the statute are void.\n\nWhat Kentucky Legislative Research Commission actually says:\n\n“.009 Waiver and estoppel of right to bring civil action are void.”\n\nNote: Statutory section KRS 436.009 catchline.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/chapter.aspx?id=39316", "last_verified": "2026-10-14", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Kentucky Legislative Research Commission", "evidence_quote": ".009 Waiver and estoppel of right to bring civil action are void.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "600-kentucky-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Kentucky Revised Statutes", "topic": "statute citation", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Kentucky", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us-ky" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r600_kentucky_age_verification_laws_ky_statutes_database_update", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Kentucky Revised Statutes: statute citation", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The Kentucky Revised Statutes database on the legislature website was last updated on 10/14/2026.", "body": "The Kentucky Revised Statutes database on the legislature website was last updated on 10/14/2026.\n\nWhat Kentucky Legislative Research Commission actually says:\n\n“The KRS database was last updated on 10/14/2026”\n\nNote: Database update timestamp from the official Kentucky statutory code index page.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/", "last_verified": "2026-10-14", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Kentucky Legislative Research Commission", "evidence_quote": "The KRS database was last updated on 10/14/2026", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "600-kentucky-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Kentucky Revised Statutes", "topic": "statute citation", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Kentucky", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us-ky" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r600_kentucky_age_verification_laws_ky_statutes_statutory_compilation", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Kentucky Revised Statutes: statute citation", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Chapter titles, centered headings, section catchlines, and explanatory notes are for informational purposes only and do not constitute any part of the law.", "body": "Chapter titles, centered headings, section catchlines, and explanatory notes are for informational purposes only and do not constitute any part of the law.\n\nWhat Kentucky Legislative Research Commission actually says:\n\n“Chapter titles, centered headings, section catchlines, and explanatory notes are for informational purposes only and do not constitute any part of the law.”\n\nNote: Legal effect statement regarding catchlines and chapter titles in the Kentucky Revised Statutes.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/", "last_verified": "2026-10-14", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Kentucky Legislative Research Commission", "evidence_quote": "Chapter titles, centered headings, section catchlines, and explanatory notes are for informational purposes only and do not constitute any part of the law.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "600-kentucky-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Kentucky Revised Statutes", "topic": "statute citation", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Kentucky", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us-ky" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r600_kentucky_age_verification_laws_ky_statutes_commercial_use", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Kentucky Revised Statutes: statute citation", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Under KRS 61.874, it is unlawful to use any records available on this site for a commercial purpose without agreement with the Legislative Research Commission.", "body": "Under KRS 61.874, it is unlawful to use any records available on this site for a commercial purpose without agreement with the Legislative Research Commission.\n\nWhat Kentucky Legislative Research Commission actually says:\n\n“Under KRS 61.874, it is unlawful to use any records available on this site for a commercial purpose without agreement with the Legislative Research Commission.”\n\nNote: Commercial use restriction on statutory records under KRS 61.874.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.ky.gov/Law/Statutes/Pages/default.aspx", "last_verified": "2026-10-14", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Kentucky Legislative Research Commission", "evidence_quote": "Under KRS 61.874, it is unlawful to use any records available on this site for a commercial purpose without agreement with the Legislative Research Commission.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "600-kentucky-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Kentucky Revised Statutes", "topic": "statute citation", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Kentucky", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "choosing", "region": [ "us-ky" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } } ] }