13-76-202. Developer requirements.
(1) Beginning May 6, 2027, a developer shall: verify through the app store's data sharing methods: the age category data of account holders located in the state; and for a minor account, whether verifiable parental consent has been obtained; notify app store providers of a significant change to the app; and request age category data or parental consent: at the time an account holder: downloads an app; purchases an app; or launches a pre-installed application for the first time; when implementing a significant change to the app; or to comply with applicable laws or regulations.
(2) Beginning May 6, 2027, a developer may request age category data: no more than once during each 12-month period to verify: accuracy of age category data associated with an account holder; or continued account use within the verified age category; when there is reasonable suspicion of: account transfer; or misuse outside the verified age category; or at the time an account holder creates a new account with the developer.
(3) Beginning May 6, 2027, when initially implementing any developer-created safety-related features or defaults, a developer shall use the lowest age category indicated by: age verification data provided by an app store provider; or age data independently collected by the developer. Subsectiondoes not prohibit a developer from allowing a parent to customize age-related restrictions, safety-related features, or content settings for individual users within a minor account after the initial defaults described in Subsectionare set. (3)(a) (3)(a)
(4) Beginning May 6, 2027, a developer may not: enforce a contract or terms of service against a minor unless the developer has verified through the app store's data sharing methods that verifiable parental consent has been obtained; knowingly misrepresent any information in the parental consent disclosure; or share age category data with any person.
(5) Beginning May 6, 2027, a developer may only use age category data received through the app store's data sharing methods to: enforce any developer-created age-related restrictions; ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations; or implement any developer-created safety-related features or defaults.
(6) Beginning May 6, 2027, a developer may request that an app store provider prevent minor accounts from downloading or purchasing the developer's app.