Duty LXD-6343
Serves under-18s, in South Carolina
Each law's tag says when it binds: since in force proposed proposed
Requirements for disposition of business records containing personal identifying informationsince 3 lines
Disposition of business records, S.C. Code Ann. sec. 37-20-190 · Read the law's page
- Applies to a business that disposes of a business record that contains personal identifying information of a customer. It does not apply to a bank or financial institution subject to and in compliance with the privacy and security provision of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, a health insurer subject to and in compliance with the privacy and security standards of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or a consumer credit-reporting agency subject to and in compliance with the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act.
- When you dispose of a business record that contains personal identifying information of a customer, modify the personal identifying information by shredding, erasing, or other means so that it is unreadable or undecipherable.
- You comply if you contract with a person engaged in the business of disposing of records to make that modification on your behalf.
H.3431 (2026), Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (Act No. 96 of 2026)since 6 lines
S.C. Code Ann. Title 39, ch. 80 · Read the law's page
- Applies to online services, products or features doing business in South Carolina that are reasonably likely to be accessed by minors under 18.
- Set protective default privacy settings for known minors.
- Offer opt outs from personalized recommendation systems.
- Limit addictive design features.
- Limit nighttime and school hours notifications.
- Undergo independent third party audits, reported to the Attorney General.
South Carolina Age-Appropriate Design Code, general applicability and minor-protective design dutiessince 2 lines
S.C. Code Ann. secs. 39-80-10 et seq. (Act No. 96 of 2026, H. 3431) · Read the law's page
- Determine whether your online service is reasonably likely to be accessed by a minor under 18 before relying on any Age-Appropriate Design Code exemption.
- Apply default privacy settings and limit profiling, targeted advertising, and precise-geolocation collection for a known minor user, and provide parental controls.
Protecting Children from Chatbots Act (S. 1037)proposed7 lines
S.C. S. 1037, 126th Gen. Assembly (2025-2026 session)
- This measure is in committee and binds nobody yet; what follows is what it would require if it is enacted in this form.
- As an operator of a large chatbot, verify the age of users.
- As an operator of a large chatbot, provide a limited-access mode for minors.
- As an operator of a large chatbot, obtain parental consent before a minor may access an adult feature.
- As an operator of a large chatbot, do not maximize user engagement at the expense of user well-being.
- As an operator of a large chatbot, do not falsely claim the chatbot is human.
- As an operator of a large chatbot, report an incident when a chatbot interaction causes documented harm to a minor.