AN ACT relating to the protection of minors; requiring a person that operates an online platform, Internet website or other Internet-based service that, as its primary business, publishes or makes available material that is harmful to minors to establish an age verification system to verify the age of prospective users; prohibiting such persons from allowing a prospective user to access material that is harmful to minors under certain circumstances; establishing civil penalties; authorizing the Attorney General to bring a civil action to recover such penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Existing law prohibits a person from engaging in certain conduct relating to the exhibition and sale to minors of obscene material. (NRS 201.265) Section 1 of this bill requires a person that operates an online platform, Internet website or other Internet-based service that, as its primary business, publishes or makes available material that is harmful to minors to establish an age verification system to determine whether a prospective user is a minor before allowing the prospective user to access material that is harmful to minors. Section 1 also: (1) prescribes certain requirements relating to the security and privacy of any personal information collected under section 1; (2) authorizes the Attorney General to recover a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each violation of section 1; and (3) authorizes the parent or guardian of a minor to bring a civil action for damages against a person who violates section 1. Section 2 of this bill makes certain definitions prescribed by existing law applicable to section 1.