LOS ANGELES/SPRINGFIELD, Mo.—Iain Corby, executive director of the Age Verification Providers Association (AVPA), says that Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey's vision for a statewide "dual-level" age verification system currently does not exist on the commercial market.
Bailey circumvented the state legislature with his unilateral rulemaking targeting adult entertainment websites. Bailey proposed "dual-level" verification, which is a novel concept not seen in other age verification laws adopted in neighboring states.
"We would need to understand better the mechanics and legal liabilities of using an operating system to apply age verification before expressing a view on this novel innovation which is not a technology that currently exists," Corby told AVN.
Attorney General Bailey is attempting to force innovation in this space to meet the needs of a proposed regulatory rule that doesn't even yet have a technical framework.
"Missouri is leading the way by going beyond surface-level protections, implementing a two-layer verification process that ensures minors are kept out—and adult privacy is respected," Bailey explained in a press release posted by his office. But again, as Corby explained, there is no existing technology that can accommodate this.
The proposed rule will be published in the Missouri Register in the coming weeks.
