{ "batch": "7919-south-dakota-age-verification-laws", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_covered", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-24-27: Definition: covered platform", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A 'covered platform' is a website for which it is in the regular course of its trade or business to create, host, or make available material that is harmful to minors.", "body": "A 'covered platform' is a website for which it is in the regular course of its trade or business to create, host, or make available material that is harmful to minors.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“(2) \"Covered platform,\" a website for which it is in the regular course of the website's trade or business to create, host, or make available material that is harmful to minors;”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-24-27.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "(2) \"Covered platform,\" a website for which it is in the regular course of the website's trade or business to create, host, or make available material that is harmful to minors;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7919-south-dakota-age-verification-laws", "subject": "SDCL 22-24-27", "topic": "Definition: covered platform", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_rav", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-24-27: Definition: reasonable age verification", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 'Reasonable age verification' is confirming a user is at least 18 by verifying a state-issued ID, bank account information, an age-restricted credit or debit card, or another method that reliably indicates a user is a minor.", "body": "'Reasonable age verification' is confirming a user is at least 18 by verifying a state-issued ID, bank account information, an age-restricted credit or debit card, or another method that reliably indicates a user is a minor.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“(14) \"Reasonable age verification,\" any method by which a covered platform confirms that an individual attempting to access material that is harmful to minors is at least eighteen years of age by verifying: (a) A state-issued driver license or non-driver identification card; (b) The individual's bank account information; (c) A debit or credit card from the individual that requires the individual in ownership of the card to be at least eighteen years of age; or (d) Any other method or document that reliably and accurately indicates if a user of a covered platform is a minor and prevents a minor from accessing the content of a covered platform;”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-24-27.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "(14) \"Reasonable age verification,\" any method by which a covered platform confirms that an individual attempting to access material that is harmful to minors is at least eighteen years of age by verifying: (a) A state-issued driver license or non-driver identification card; (b) The individual's bank account information; (c) A debit or credit card from the individual that requires the individual in ownership of the card to be at least eighteen years of age; or (d) Any other method or document that reliably and accurately indicates if a user of a covered platform is a minor and prevents a minor from accessing the content of a covered platform;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7919-south-dakota-age-verification-laws", "subject": "SDCL 22-24-27", "topic": "Definition: reasonable age verification", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_hbm", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-24-27: Definition: harmful to minors", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Material is 'harmful to minors' if it depicts nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement or sado-masochistic abuse and predominantly appeals to minors' prurient interest, is patently offensive for minors, and lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value.", "body": "Material is 'harmful to minors' if it depicts nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement or sado-masochistic abuse and predominantly appeals to minors' prurient interest, is patently offensive for minors, and lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“(5) \"Harmful to minors,\" includes in its meaning the quality of any material or of any performance or of any description or representation, in whatever form, of nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or sado-masochistic abuse, if it: (a) Predominantly appeals to the prurient, shameful, or morbid interest of minors; (b) Is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community as a whole with respect to what is suitable material for minors; and (c) Is without serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value;”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-24-27.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "(5) \"Harmful to minors,\" includes in its meaning the quality of any material or of any performance or of any description or representation, in whatever form, of nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or sado-masochistic abuse, if it: (a) Predominantly appeals to the prurient, shameful, or morbid interest of minors; (b) Is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community as a whole with respect to what is suitable material for minors; and (c) Is without serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7919-south-dakota-age-verification-laws", "subject": "SDCL 22-24-27", "topic": "Definition: harmful to minors", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_duty", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-24-69: Duty to verify age", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A covered platform must implement reasonable age verification for anyone who attempts to access material harmful to minors and prevent a minor's access; violation is a Class 1 misdemeanor, a subsequent violation a Class 6 felony.", "body": "A covered platform must implement reasonable age verification for anyone who attempts to access material harmful to minors and prevent a minor's access; violation is a Class 1 misdemeanor, a subsequent violation a Class 6 felony.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“A covered platform must implement reasonable age verification on the platform to verify the age of any individual who attempts to access material that is harmful to minors on the platform and prevent a minor's access to that material.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-24-69.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "A covered platform must implement reasonable age verification on the platform to verify the age of any individual who attempts to access material that is harmful to minors on the platform and prevent a minor's access to that material.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "7919-south-dakota-age-verification-laws", "subject": "SDCL 22-24-69", "topic": "Duty to verify age", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_duty_pen", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-24-69: Criminal penalty", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Violating the age-verification duty is a Class 1 misdemeanor; a subsequent violation by the same platform is a Class 6 felony.", "body": "Violating the age-verification duty is a Class 1 misdemeanor; a subsequent violation by the same platform is a Class 6 felony.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. A subsequent violation of this section by the same covered platform is a Class 6 felony.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-24-69.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. A subsequent violation of this section by the same covered platform is a Class 6 felony.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "7919-south-dakota-age-verification-laws", "subject": "SDCL 22-24-69", "topic": "Criminal penalty", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_data", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-24-70: No sale or retention of ID data", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A covered platform or its third-party verifier may not sell or retain identifying information collected for age verification; violation is a Class 1 misdemeanor.", "body": "A covered platform or its third-party verifier may not sell or retain identifying information collected for age verification; violation is a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“may not sell or retain any identifying information of an individual collected by the covered platform or third party for the age verification.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-24-70.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "may not sell or retain any identifying information of an individual collected by the covered platform or third party for the age verification.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7919-south-dakota-age-verification-laws", "subject": "SDCL 22-24-70", "topic": "No sale or retention of ID data", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_notice", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-24-71: Attorney general notice and 90-day cure", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The attorney general must give written notice before acting; a platform that implements the stated measures and swears so within ninety days is not criminally or civilly liable for the cured violation.", "body": "The attorney general must give written notice before acting; a platform that implements the stated measures and swears so within ninety days is not criminally or civilly liable for the cured violation.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“the attorney general must provide written notice to the covered platform before initiating an action pursuant to § 22-24-69 , 22-24-70 , or 22-24-72 .”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-24-71.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "the attorney general must provide written notice to the covered platform before initiating an action pursuant to § 22-24-69 , 22-24-70 , or 22-24-72 .", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7919-south-dakota-age-verification-laws", "subject": "SDCL 22-24-71", "topic": "Attorney general notice and 90-day cure", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_cure", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-24-71: Cure period", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Compliance within ninety days of the notice, with a sworn written statement, removes criminal and civil-penalty liability for the cured violation.", "body": "Compliance within ninety days of the notice, with a sworn written statement, removes criminal and civil-penalty liability for the cured violation.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“within ninety days of the notice provided under this section, the covered platform is not criminally liable or liable for a civil penalty for any cured violation of § 22-24-69 or 22-24-70 .”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-24-71.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "within ninety days of the notice provided under this section, the covered platform is not criminally liable or liable for a civil penalty for any cured violation of § 22-24-69 or 22-24-70 .", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7919-south-dakota-age-verification-laws", "subject": "SDCL 22-24-71", "topic": "Cure period", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_civil", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-24-72: Injunction and civil penalty", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A covered platform in violation is subject to an injunction and a civil penalty of up to $5,000 per separate instance, recoverable only in an attorney general civil action; no private right of action.", "body": "A covered platform in violation is subject to an injunction and a civil penalty of up to $5,000 per separate instance, recoverable only in an attorney general civil action; no private right of action.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“is subject to an injunction and liable for a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars for each separate instance that the covered platform fails to perform reasonable age verification.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-24-72.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "is subject to an injunction and liable for a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars for each separate instance that the covered platform fails to perform reasonable age verification.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7919-south-dakota-age-verification-laws", "subject": "SDCL 22-24-72", "topic": "Injunction and civil penalty", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_nopriv", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-24-72: No private right of action", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The section does not create a new private right of action under 22-24-69 or 22-24-70.", "body": "The section does not create a new private right of action under 22-24-69 or 22-24-70.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“Nothing in this section may be construed to serve as the basis for a new private right of action under § 22-24-69 or 22-24-70 .”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-24-72.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "Nothing in this section may be construed to serve as the basis for a new private right of action under § 22-24-69 or 22-24-70 .", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7919-south-dakota-age-verification-laws", "subject": "SDCL 22-24-72", "topic": "No private right of action", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_exempt", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-24-73: Exempt services", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] General-purpose search engines, internet service providers and cloud service providers are outside the age-verification sections.", "body": "General-purpose search engines, internet service providers and cloud service providers are outside the age-verification sections.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“do not apply to any general-purpose search engine, internet service provider or its affiliates or subsidiaries, or cloud service provider.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/Statute/22-24-73", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "do not apply to any general-purpose search engine, internet service provider or its affiliates or subsidiaries, or cloud service provider.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7919-south-dakota-age-verification-laws", "subject": "SDCL 22-24-73", "topic": "Exempt services", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_src", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-24-69: Session law", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The age-verification sections were enacted by Session Laws 2025, chapter 95.", "body": "The age-verification sections were enacted by Session Laws 2025, chapter 95.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“Source: SL 2025, ch 95 , § 4.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-24-69.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "Source: SL 2025, ch 95 , § 4.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "7919-south-dakota-age-verification-laws", "subject": "SDCL 22-24-69", "topic": "Session law", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_minordef", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-24-27: Definition: minor", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 'Minor' means any person less than eighteen years of age.", "body": "'Minor' means any person less than eighteen years of age.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“(9) \"Minor,\" any person less than eighteen years of age;”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-24-27.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "(9) \"Minor,\" any person less than eighteen years of age;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7919-south-dakota-age-verification-laws", "subject": "SDCL 22-24-27", "topic": "Definition: minor", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-sd" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_sd_anchorsite", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] South Dakota Codified Laws (SDCL): statutory code index", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] South Dakota's statutes are published on the official South Dakota Legislature site at sdlegislature.gov under a statutes index page listing chapters including Chapter 22-24 (Obscenity and Public Indecency).", "body": "South Dakota's statutes are published on the official South Dakota Legislature site at sdlegislature.gov under a statutes index page listing chapters including Chapter 22-24 (Obscenity and Public Indecency).\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature actually says:\n\n“SDLRC - Codified Law 22-24 - OBSCENITY AND PUBLIC INDECENCY”\n\nNote: Anchor record. Page heading 'SDLRC - Codified Law 22-24 - OBSCENITY AND PUBLIC INDECENCY' serves as evidence.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-24", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature", "evidence_quote": "SDLRC - Codified Law 22-24 - OBSCENITY AND PUBLIC INDECENCY", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7919-south-dakota-age-verification-laws", "subject": "South Dakota Codified Laws (SDCL)", "topic": "statutory code index", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-sd", "us-al" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-sd" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_sd_22_24_27_covered", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-24-27: Definition: covered platform", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A 'covered platform' is a website for which it is in the regular course of the website's trade or business to create, host, or make available material that is harmful to minors.", "body": "A 'covered platform' is a website for which it is in the regular course of the website's trade or business to create, host, or make available material that is harmful to minors.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature actually says:\n\n“(2) \"Covered platform,\" a website for which it is in the regular course of the website's trade or business to create, host, or make available material that is harmful to minors;”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-24-27", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(2) \"Covered platform,\" a website for which it is in the regular course of the website's trade or business to create, host, or make available material that is harmful to minors;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7919-south-dakota-age-verification-laws", "subject": "SDCL 22-24-27", "topic": "Definition: covered platform", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-sd", "us-al" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_sd_22_24_27_rav", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-24-27: Definition: reasonable age verification", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 'Reasonable age verification' is confirming a user is at least 18 by verifying a state-issued ID, bank account information, an age-restricted credit or debit card, or another method that reliably indicates a user is a minor.", "body": "'Reasonable age verification' is confirming a user is at least 18 by verifying a state-issued ID, bank account information, an age-restricted credit or debit card, or another method that reliably indicates a user is a minor.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature actually says:\n\n“(14) \"Reasonable age verification,\" any method by which a covered platform confirms that an individual attempting to access material that is harmful to minors is at least eighteen years of age by verifying: (a) A state-issued driver license or non-driver identification card; (b) The individual's bank account information; (c) A debit or credit card from the individual that requires the individual in ownership of the card to be at least eighteen years of age; or (d) Any other method or document that reliably and accurately indicates if a user of a covered platform is a minor and prevents a minor from accessing the content of a covered platform;”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-24-27", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(14) \"Reasonable age verification,\" any method by which a covered platform confirms that an individual attempting to access material that is harmful to minors is at least eighteen years of age by verifying: (a) A state-issued driver license or non-driver identification card; (b) The individual's bank account information; (c) A debit or credit card from the individual that requires the individual in ownership of the card to be at least eighteen years of age; or (d) Any other method or document that reliably and accurately indicates if a user of a covered platform is a minor and prevents a minor from accessing the content of a covered platform;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7919-south-dakota-age-verification-laws", "subject": "SDCL 22-24-27", "topic": "Definition: reasonable age verification", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-sd", "us-al" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "access.id" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_sd_22_24_69_duty", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-24-69: Duty to verify age", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A covered platform must implement reasonable age verification for anyone who attempts to access material that is harmful to minors and prevent a minor's access.", "body": "A covered platform must implement reasonable age verification for anyone who attempts to access material that is harmful to minors and prevent a minor's access.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature actually says:\n\n“A covered platform must implement reasonable age verification on the platform to verify the age of any individual who attempts to access material that is harmful to minors on the platform and prevent a minor's access to that material.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-24-69", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature", "evidence_quote": "A covered platform must implement reasonable age verification on the platform to verify the age of any individual who attempts to access material that is harmful to minors on the platform and prevent a minor's access to that material.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7919-south-dakota-age-verification-laws", "subject": "SDCL 22-24-69", "topic": "Duty to verify age", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-sd", "us-al" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "access.id", "rules.content" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_sd_22_24_69_penalty", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-24-69: Criminal penalty", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A violation of the age-verification requirement is a Class 1 misdemeanor, and a subsequent violation by the same platform is a Class 6 felony.", "body": "A violation of the age-verification requirement is a Class 1 misdemeanor, and a subsequent violation by the same platform is a Class 6 felony.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature actually says:\n\n“A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. A subsequent violation of this section by the same covered platform is a Class 6 felony.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-24-69", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature", "evidence_quote": "A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. A subsequent violation of this section by the same covered platform is a Class 6 felony.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7919-south-dakota-age-verification-laws", "subject": "SDCL 22-24-69", "topic": "Criminal penalty", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "trouble", "region": [ "us-sd", "us-al" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "rules.enforcement" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_sd_22_24_70_retention", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-24-70: No sale or retention of ID data", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A covered platform or third party that performs age verification may not sell or retain any identifying information collected for that purpose.", "body": "A covered platform or third party that performs age verification may not sell or retain any identifying information collected for that purpose.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature actually says:\n\n“A covered platform or third party that performs the age verification required by § 22-24-69, on behalf of a covered platform, may not sell or retain any identifying information of an individual collected by the covered platform or third party for the age verification.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-24-70", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature", "evidence_quote": "A covered platform or third party that performs the age verification required by § 22-24-69, on behalf of a covered platform, may not sell or retain any identifying information of an individual collected by the covered platform or third party for the age verification.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7919-south-dakota-age-verification-laws", "subject": "SDCL 22-24-70", "topic": "No sale or retention of ID data", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-sd", "us-al" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.privacy" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_sd_22_24_71_notice", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-24-71: Attorney general notice", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The attorney general must provide written notice to a covered platform identifying the specific provision violated and measures to prevent future violations before initiating an action.", "body": "The attorney general must provide written notice to a covered platform identifying the specific provision violated and measures to prevent future violations before initiating an action.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature actually says:\n\n“the attorney general must provide written notice to the covered platform before initiating an action pursuant to § 22-24-69, 22-24-70, or 22-24-72. The attorney general shall identify in the notice the specific provision that is alleged to have been violated, and what measures must be implemented by the covered platform to prevent future violations.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-24-71", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature", "evidence_quote": "the attorney general must provide written notice to the covered platform before initiating an action pursuant to § 22-24-69, 22-24-70, or 22-24-72. The attorney general shall identify in the notice the specific provision that is alleged to have been violated, and what measures must be implemented by the covered platform to prevent future violations.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7919-south-dakota-age-verification-laws", "subject": "SDCL 22-24-71", "topic": "Attorney general notice", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "trouble", "region": [ "us-sd", "us-al" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "rules.enforcement" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_sd_22_24_71_cure", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-24-71: Cure period", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A covered platform is not liable for criminal penalties or civil penalties for a cured violation if they implement the required measures and provide a sworn written statement within ninety days of the attorney general's notice.", "body": "A covered platform is not liable for criminal penalties or civil penalties for a cured violation if they implement the required measures and provide a sworn written statement within ninety days of the attorney general's notice.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature actually says:\n\n“If the covered platform implements the measures stated in the notice and provides the attorney general a written statement under oath that the measures stated in the notice have been implemented, within ninety days of the notice provided under this section, the covered platform is not criminally liable or liable for a civil penalty for any cured violation of § 22-24-69 or 22-24-70.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-24-71", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature", "evidence_quote": "If the covered platform implements the measures stated in the notice and provides the attorney general a written statement under oath that the measures stated in the notice have been implemented, within ninety days of the notice provided under this section, the covered platform is not criminally liable or liable for a civil penalty for any cured violation of § 22-24-69 or 22-24-70.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7919-south-dakota-age-verification-laws", "subject": "SDCL 22-24-71", "topic": "Cure period", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "trouble", "region": [ "us-sd", "us-al" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "rules.enforcement" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_sd_22_24_72_civil", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-24-72: Civil penalty", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A covered platform in violation of age-verification requirements is subject to an injunction and a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars for each instance of failure to verify age.", "body": "A covered platform in violation of age-verification requirements is subject to an injunction and a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars for each instance of failure to verify age.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature actually says:\n\n“Any covered platform found to be in violation of § 22-24-69 or 22-24-70 is subject to an injunction and liable for a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars for each separate instance that the covered platform fails to perform reasonable age verification.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-24-72", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature", "evidence_quote": "Any covered platform found to be in violation of § 22-24-69 or 22-24-70 is subject to an injunction and liable for a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars for each separate instance that the covered platform fails to perform reasonable age verification.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7919-south-dakota-age-verification-laws", "subject": "SDCL 22-24-72", "topic": "Civil penalty", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "trouble", "region": [ "us-sd", "us-al" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "rules.enforcement", "money.fees" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r7919_south_dakota_age_verification_laws_sd_22_24_73_exclusions", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-24-73: Exempt services", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The age-verification requirements do not apply to any general-purpose search engine, internet service provider, or cloud service provider.", "body": "The age-verification requirements do not apply to any general-purpose search engine, internet service provider, or cloud service provider.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature actually says:\n\n“The provisions of §§ 22-24-69 to 22-24-72, inclusive, do not apply to any general-purpose search engine, internet service provider or its affiliates or subsidiaries, or cloud service provider.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-24-73", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature", "evidence_quote": "The provisions of §§ 22-24-69 to 22-24-72, inclusive, do not apply to any general-purpose search engine, internet service provider or its affiliates or subsidiaries, or cloud service provider.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "7919-south-dakota-age-verification-laws", "subject": "SDCL 22-24-73", "topic": "Exempt services", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-sd", "us-al" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } } ] }