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Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 129B.003

REASONABLE AGE VERIFICATION METHODS

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton (2025)

Most recently applied in Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton (June 2025)

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 676 (H.B. 1181), Sec. 1, eff

(a) In this section, "digital identification" means information stored on a digital network that may be accessed by a commercial entity and that serves as proof of the identity of an individual.

(b) A commercial entity required to use reasonable age verification methods under Section 129B.002 or a third party that performs age verification under this chapter shall require an individual to:

(1) provide digital identification; or

(2) comply with a commercial age verification system that verifies age using:

(A) government-issued identification; or

(B) a commercially reasonable method that relies on public or private transactional data to verify the age of an individual.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.