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15 CSR 60-18, Attorney General Age Verification Rule

15 CSR 60-18.010 to 15 CSR 60-18.070, authority section 407.020, RSMo Supp. 2025, and section 407.145, RSMo 2016

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In force 10 months, effective 30 November 2025.

An adult content age verification (AV) rule binding private bodies.

As of 15 July 2026.

What this law does

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Missouri Attorney General rule declaring it an unfair practice under the Merchandising Practices Act for a commercial entity to operate a website or application where a substantial portion (33 percent or more) of content is pornographic for minors without reasonable age verification of users as 18 or older.

If you get it wrong

Private right of actionNo

Penalties

Civil penalties up to 10,000 dollars per day in violations, capped per entity per day

Who enforces it

Enforcement body

Missouri Attorney General under the Merchandising Practices Act, Chapter 407 RSMo

What it reaches

Age threshold

18

Covered services

Websites, applications, or self-contained sexual content segments where 33 percent or more of content is pornographic for minors

Verification methods

Digital ID, Gov ID, Transactional data

When LexLint raises it

  • publishes_adult_content

Read the law

Official Missouri Secretary of State Code of State Regulations text

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