Law / United States / Mississippi

SB 2346, Act to Regulate Pornographic Media Exposure to Children

Miss. Code Ann. Title 11, Chapter 77, sections 11-77-1 to 11-77-7

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In force since 1 July 2023.

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

As of 2 September 2026.

What this law does

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Requires commercial entities that publish or distribute material harmful to minors, where a substantial portion (one third or more) of the site is such material, to perform reasonable age verification before granting access, using a commercial age verification system or transactional data method.

If you get it wrong

Criminal exposureNo

Private right of actionYes

Penalties

Civil liability to any individual for damages, including court costs and attorney fees

Who enforces it

Enforcement body

Private civil action; no separate state regulator named in the civil liability chapter

What it reaches

Age threshold

18

Covered services

Commercial websites where one third or more of content is material harmful to minors

Obligation class

Age verification, Retention

Verification methods

Gov ID, Transactional data, Third party service

When LexLint raises it

  • publishes_adult_content

Read the law

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