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Ohio: age-verification law for adult sites

Summary of the official sources · checked 14 October 2026 · Not legal advice.

Ohio R.C. 1349.10 (enacted by HB 96) requires sites with material obscene or harmful to juveniles to verify age 18+ with photo ID or transactional data, re-verify accounts every two years, geofence Ohio users and delete verification data. Effective 30 Sep 2025.

Law: HB 96 (136th GA) – R.C. 1349.10

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