Law note · North Carolina
HB 8, Pornography Age Verification Enforcement (PAVE) Act
cite N.C. Gen. Stat. ch. 66, art. 51, sections 66-500 to 66-501 (Session Law 2023-132)
stage IN FORCE in force since 2024-01-01
reviewed 2026-07-15
Commercial entities that knowingly publish or distribute material harmful to minors from a website where more than one third of the content meets that definition must verify that visitors are 18 or older using a commercial database or another commercially reasonable method. Providers may not retain identifying information after access is granted, and enforcement is solely through private civil suits by parents, guardians, or affected individuals.
Primary source: official session law text