Law / United States / 
Florida
HB 3 (2024), age verification for material harmful to minors
Fla. Stat. Secs. 501.1737, 501.1738
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In force since 1 January 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 website on which more than one third of material is harmful to minors to perform reasonable age verification before granting access, using a standard method or an anonymous age verification service the visitor selects. A separate industry lawsuit challenging this provision was voluntarily dismissed in July 2025.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureNo
Private right of actionYes
Penalties
Civil penalties up to $50,000 per violation, plus damages for a minor's access.
Penalty structure
Civil penalty of up to $50,000 per violation, collectible by the Department of Legal Affairs as an unfair or deceptive trade practice, plus reasonable attorney fees and court costs; a third party performing age verification in violation of Fla. Stat. sec. 501.1738 is likewise liable, actionable by the department alone. Punitive damages may be assessed for a consistent pattern of noncompliance.
- Rule
- Per violation only
- As of
- 2 September 2026
- Currency
- USD
- Per violation unit
- Violation
- Per violation amount
- 50,000
Statutory damages
A commercial entity that violates the age-verification duty and fails to prohibit a minor's continued access after a report of unauthorized or unlawful access is liable to the resident minor for up to $10,000 in damages, plus court costs and reasonable attorney fees; the action may only be brought on behalf of or by a resident minor, within one year of discovery.
- As of
- 2 September 2026
- Currency
- USD
- Per person reckless
- 10,000
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Florida Attorney General, Department of Legal Affairs
What it reaches
Age threshold
18
Obligation class
Age verification
Verification methods
Gov ID, Transactional data, Third party service
When LexLint raises it
publishes_adult_content
Read the law
official Florida Statutes text
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