Law note · South Dakota
HB 1053 (2025), age verification for websites containing material harmful to minors
cite S.D. Codified Laws ch. 22-24 (new sections enacted by 2025 S.D. Laws, HB 1053)
stage IN FORCE in force since 2025-07-01
reviewed 2026-07-15
Requires a covered platform, defined as a website whose regular course of trade or business is to create, host, or make available material harmful to minors, to implement reasonable age verification (state issued driver license or non-driver ID, bank account information, an age restricted debit or credit card, or another reliable method) and to prevent minors from accessing that material. Verifiers may not sell or retain identifying information. Search engines, internet service providers, and cloud providers are exempt.
Primary source: official South Dakota Legislature bill page and text