Law note · Ohio
HB 96, Internet Age Verification for Obscenity or Material Harmful to Juveniles
cite Ohio Rev. Code sections 1349.10 and 1349.101
stage RECENT in force 11 months
effective 2025-09-30
reviewed 2026-07-15
Any entity that sells, disseminates, or presents material or a performance that is obscene or harmful to juveniles on the internet must verify that a user, and any person creating an account or subscription, is 18 or older using reasonable methods such as government-issued identification, a commercial age verification system, or transactional data, and must reverify age every two years.
The law exempts entities that qualify as interactive computer services under federal law, an exemption the Attorney General says most major pornography sites are relying on to avoid compliance, and which lawmakers were considering narrowing as of early 2026.
Primary source: official statute text