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Colorado
SB 26-051 (2026), Age Attestation on Computing Devices Act
Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 6-30-101 to 6-30-105 (2026 Colo. Sess. Laws ch. 343)
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In force in 647 days, effective 1 July 2028.
An app store age verification (AV) rule binding private bodies.
As of 15 July 2026.
What this law does
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Requires operating system providers and covered application stores to let an account holder indicate a birth date, age, or age bracket at device setup and to share a real time age signal (under 13, 13 to under 16, 16 to under 18, or 18 and older) with application developers, who must treat the signal as the primary indicator of a user's age range unless they have clear and convincing information otherwise. Signed June 3, 2026; codified as article 30 of title 6 (Age Attestation for Online Users).
If you get it wrong
Private right of actionNo
Penalties
Civil penalty up to $2,500 per minor for a negligent violation and up to $7,500 per minor for an intentional violation, with a good faith compliance defense for erroneous age signals.
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Colorado Attorney General
What it reaches
Age threshold
18
Covered services
Operating system providers, covered application stores, and application developers, excluding broadband internet access service, telecommunications service, and open source operating systems.
Verification methods
Self declaration, Device signal
When LexLint raises it
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Read the law
official session law chapter text, Colorado General Assembly
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