Law note · North Dakota
HB 1561, age verification for sexual material harmful to minors
cite N.D. Cent. Code ch. 51-07 (new section enacted by 2025 H.B. 1561)
stage IN FORCE in force since 2025-08-01
reviewed 2026-07-15
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.
Primary source: official enrolled bill text