New York A 3323: Relates to internet dating service verification standards

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A03323 Summary:

BILL NOA03323 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORVanel

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §394-cccc, Gen Bus L

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Requires internet dating services to utilize license verification for New York members and implement reasonable security features that prohibits usage of the online dating service absent identity verification.

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BILL NOA03323 

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01/27/2025referred to consumer affairs and protection

01/07/2026referred to consumer affairs and protection

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3323

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 27, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Consumer Affairs and Protection

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to internet dating
 service verification standards

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 2 394-cccc to read as follows:
 3 § 394-cccc. Internet dating service verification standards. 1. As used
 4 in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 5 (a) "identity verification" shall mean the use of an on-demand self-
 6 photograph to verify the ownership of a person's government-issued iden-
 7 tification;
 8 (b) "internet dating service" shall mean a person or entity directly
 9 or indirectly in the business, for profit, of offering, promoting, or
 10 providing access to dating, relationship, compatibility, or matrimonial
 11 or social referral services principally on or through the internet;
 12 (c) "license verification" shall mean the use of technology to verify
 13 a person's government-issued identification;
 14 (d) "location verification" shall mean the use of technology to deter-
 15 mine a person's approximate location;
 16 (e) "member" means a customer, client or participant who submits to an
 17 internet dating service information required to access the service for
 18 the purpose of engaging in dating, relationship, compatibility, matrimo-
 19 nial, or social referral service;
 20 (f) "minor" shall mean a New York resident who is under the age of
 21 eighteen;
 22 (g) "New York member" shall mean a member who registers for an inter-
 23 net dating service and whose primary location is the state of New York;
 24 and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06928-01-5

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 1 (h) "primary location" shall mean the state in which the member
 2 resides.
 3 2. Prior to registering a member for their service, an internet dating
 4 service offering services to New York members shall:
 5 (a) require all members to use location verification to verify whether
 6 a member is located in the state of New York;
 7 (b) require all New York members to use license verification for such
 8 service. Where it is determined from the license verification that the
 9 New York member is a minor, such member shall be prohibited from using
 10 the online dating service; and
 11 (c) require such New York members to provide identity verification to
 12 such service.
 13 3. An internet dating service offering services to New York members
 14 shall implement a reasonable security feature that prohibits usage of
 15 the online dating service that is triggered during any significant peri-
 16 od of inactive use.
 17 4. An online dating service offering services to New York members
 18 shall use reasonable measures to determine a member's primary location.
 19 Where such primary location of a member is the state of New York, such
 20 online dating service shall require such member to engage in the verifi-
 21 cation processes required by this section. Where the member is not
 22 determined to reside in New York, such member shall not be required to
 23 engage in the verification processes required by this section.
 24 5. (a) The attorney general may bring an action against an internet
 25 dating service that violates the provisions of this sect