The Parent’s Accountability and Child Protection Act: online marketplaces: nitrous oxide.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill, the Parent’s Accountability and Child Protection Act, focuses on preventing the sale of certain products, including nitrous oxide, to minors through online marketplaces. It requires online sellers to verify a purchaser’s age, prohibiting the use of gift cards or store credit for these restricted items. The bill also increases the potential civil penalties for violations, allowing for higher fines for businesses with significant annual revenue and enables prosecutors to seek injunctive relief and attorney’s fees.
Key provisions
- Adds nitrous oxide to the list of products prohibited from being sold to minors online.
- Prohibits online sellers from accepting gift cards or store credit for restricted products.
- Increases the potential civil penalty for violations, up to $250,000 for businesses with over $25 million in annual revenue.
- Allows public prosecutors to seek injunctive relief and attorney’s fees in violation cases.
- Requires online sellers to verify a purchaser’s age using methods like government-issued identification.
- Specifies acceptable methods of age verification, including scanning identification and restricting accounts designated as minor accounts.
- Clarifies that consent from a minor does not constitute age verification.
- Defines ‘government-issued identification’ for age verification purposes.
Who is affected
- Online Marketplace Sellers
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