Law / United States / 
Arkansas
Act 612 of 2023 (SB66), Protection of Minors from Distribution of Harmful Material Act
Act 612 of 2023 (SB66), codified at Ark. Code Ann. § 4-88-1101 et seq.
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In force since 1 August 2023.
An adult content age verification (AV) rule binding private bodies.
As of 2 September 2026.
What this law does
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Makes a commercial entity liable if more than one third of its website content is material harmful to minors and it fails to perform reasonable age verification using a government issued ID, digital identification, or a commercially reasonable method meeting identity assurance level 2.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureNo
Private right of actionYes
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Private civil action under Ark. Code Ann. Sec. 4-88-1105(b), (c); the subchapter creates no Attorney General enforcement or civil-penalty provision of its own.
What it reaches
Age threshold
18
Covered services
Commercial websites, excluding social media platforms, where more than one third of content is material harmful to minors.
Obligation class
Age verification
Verification methods
Gov ID, Digital ID, Third party service
Who checks it
Audit expectation
none
When LexLint raises it
publishes_adult_content
Read the law
official act text, Arkansas State Legislature
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