Law / United States / 
Arizona
HB2112, internet pornography, minors, age verification
Ariz. Rev. Stat. Title 18, Chapter 7 (§ 18-701 et seq.)
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In force 12 months, effective 26 September 2025.
An adult content age verification (AV) rule binding private bodies.
As of 2 September 2026.
What this law does
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Requires a commercial entity that knowingly publishes material of which more than one third is sexual material harmful to minors to use a reasonable age verification method, such as government issued identification or transactional data, to confirm a visitor is 18 or older, without retaining identifying information.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureNo
Private right of actionYes
Penalties
Civil liability of up to $10,000 per day of violation and $10,000 per instance of unlawful retention or transmission of identifying information, plus up to an additional $250,000 if a minor accesses the material; a successful plaintiff may recover attorney fees and costs.
Statutory damages
Court-awarded civil penalty under A.R.S. 18-701(F)-(G), available only in a private right of action (the parent or guardian of an affected minor, or a person whose identifying information was retained or transmitted); there is no Attorney General enforcement of this section. The court may award NOT MORE THAN the total of $10,000 per day the entity operates the website in violation of the age-verification requirement plus $10,000 per instance of unlawful retention or transmission of identifying information, plus an additional amount of not more than $250,000 if a minor accessed the material because of the violation; the statute states no guaranteed minimum recovery. The court sets the amount within these caps based on statutory factors (seriousness, history of prior violations, deterrent effect, economic effect on the entity, and the entity's knowledge). A successful plaintiff also recovers reasonable attorney fees and costs.
- As of
- 2 September 2026
- Currency
- USD
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Exclusively private civil actions by a parent or guardian of a minor who accesses the material, or by a person whose identifying information was retained or transmitted; no Attorney General enforcement.
What it reaches
Age threshold
18
Covered services
Commercial websites and apps, including social media platforms, where more than one third of content is sexual material harmful to minors.
Obligation class
Age verification, Retention
Verification methods
Gov ID, Digital ID, Transactional data, Third party service
When LexLint raises it
publishes_adult_content
Read the law
official Arizona Revised Statutes text (A.R.S. § 18-701), Arizona Legislature
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