Law / United States / 
Idaho
HB 498 (2024), age verification for material harmful to minors
Idaho Code Secs. 6-3801 to 6-3809
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In force since 1 July 2024.
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 publisher of a website where more than one third of content is harmful to minors to perform reasonable age verification, via a digitized identification card or a commercial age verification system using government issued identification or transactional data, and prevent minors from accessing the material. Creates a private right of action with statutory damages of at least $10,000 per violation. Enacted as 2024 Idaho Session Laws chapter 113.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureNo
Private right of actionYes
Penalties
Statutory damages of not less than $10,000 per violation, plus court costs and attorney fees.
Statutory damages
The private plaintiff's award also includes injunctive relief, nominal and compensatory damages, court costs and reasonable attorney fees. The chapter is enforced exclusively through this private cause of action; no state or local body may enforce it directly.
- As of
- 2 September 2026
- Currency
- USD
- Per person minimum
- 10,000
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Private civil enforcement only; the chapter bars direct or indirect enforcement by the state, a political subdivision, or any officer or employee of either.
What it reaches
Age threshold
18
Obligation class
Age verification
Verification methods
Gov ID, Digital ID, Transactional data, Third party service
When LexLint raises it
publishes_adult_content
Read the law
official codified chapter text, Idaho Statutes title 6 chapter 38, Idaho Legislature
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