Law / United States / 
South Carolina
H.3424 (2024), Child Online Safety Act
S.C. Code Ann. section 37-1-310
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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 commercial entity that knowingly publishes material on a website, more than one third of which is material harmful to minors, to perform reasonable age verification of South Carolina visitors using a digitized identification card, a third party verification service, or a commercially reasonable method relying on transactional data.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureNo
Private right of actionYes
Statutory damages
The statute states no fixed or liquidated damages figure. A commercial entity found to have violated the age-verification duty is liable to the minor for nominal damages, actual damages, court costs, and reasonable attorney fees, and for punitive damages where the general standard for punitive damages is met. Individual claims meeting ordinary joinder or class-action standards may be combined in a single action.
- As of
- 2 September 2026
- Class action available
- Yes
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
South Carolina Attorney General, limited to injunctive and other equitable relief; no monetary civil penalty is available to the Attorney General under this section. Private civil action for damages, court costs, and attorney fees.
What it reaches
Age threshold
18
Covered services
Commercial websites where a substantial portion of content is material harmful to minors.
Obligation class
Age verification, Retention
Verification methods
Digital ID, Third party service, Transactional data
Who checks it
Audit expectation
none
When LexLint raises it
publishes_adult_content
Read the law
official South Carolina Code of Laws statute text
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