Law / United States / 
North Dakota
HB 1561, age verification for sexual material harmful to minors
N.D. Cent. Code ch. 51-07 (new section enacted by 2025 H.B. 1561)
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In force since 1 August 2025.
An adult content age verification (AV) rule binding private bodies.
As of 2 September 2026.
What this law does
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Commercial entities that knowingly publish or distribute sexual material harmful to minors on a website where more than one third of the content meets that definition must perform reasonable age verification, such as a digitized identification card or a commercial verification system using a government ID or transactional data.
A commercial entity or third party performing verification may not retain identifying information after access is granted, and enforcement is through private civil suits only.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureNo
Private right of actionYes
Penalties
Injunctions, compensatory and exemplary damages, attorney fees, sought by a parent, guardian, or affected individual.
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
None (private civil action only); no designated state enforcement agency
What it reaches
Age threshold
18
Covered services
Commercial websites where more than one third of total material is sexual material harmful to a minor
Obligation class
Age verification, Retention
Verification methods
Digital ID, Gov ID, Transactional data
When LexLint raises it
publishes_adult_content
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