Missouri HB 1839

MO HB 1839 would turn Missouri’s existing age verification regulation into a law with harsher penalties.

Differences from the current regulation:

• increased penalties include adding a fine of up to $250k if a minor is able to access “material harmful to minors.”
• applies to websites only (removes concept of self-contained segments of websites and apps)
• the knowledge standard is lowered from "knowing or with reckless disregard” to "knowingly and intentionally”.
• age verification must be performed by a third-party entity
• does not allow for entities to propose alternative AV methods if they can prove equal effectiveness to the AG