Montana SB488 revises consumer protection laws, including age verification for harmful material and penalties for violations.
Montana SB488 revises consumer protection laws by requiring commercial entities to implement reasonable age verification methods for material harmful to minors. Entities found liable for failing to verify age must compensate individuals for damages. The bill also outlines penalties for retaining identifying information post-verification and defines terms like "material harmful to minors" and "minor." It allows consumers to bring individual actions for unlawful methods, acts, or practices and mandates the Department of Justice to bring actions in the public interest.
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