A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 51-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a covered platform's liability for publishing or distributing sexual material harmful to a minor; and to provide a penalty.

Changed 'commercial entity' to 'covered platform' to more precisely target websites that host or create harmful content.

Added new age verification methods including credit cards, debit cards, bank account information, and digital identification.

Expanded definition of sexual material harmful to minors to explicitly include obscene, indecent, or child pornography.

Added requirement that the law only applies to minors who are permanent North Dakota residents present for at least 31 consecutive days.

Added requirement that age verification methods must anonymize user identity and prevent creation of online activity records.

Changed enforcement from civil liability only to include a $10,000 daily fine for violations and designated the attorney general as the primary enforcer.

Added cloud service providers and application stores to the list of entities exempt from liability for providing access to content.