Does Idaho Conversational AI Safety Act (S 1297) require Human Oversight?

Idaho • enacted

Yes — 1 provision

Requirements at a glance

This regulation imposes 3 specific requirements for Human Oversight across 1 provision:

Account and Parental Controls #

Obligation:
Human Oversight
pending
Effective:
Jul 1, 2027
Risk tier:
limited-risk
Scope:
Operators, as to all account holders for privacy and account settings tools, and as to parents or guardians of minor account holders — mandatory for account holders under 13, and risk-calibrated for minor account holders 13 and older (§ 48-2104(5))
upcoming
The only provision in the chapter that requires a product surface rather than a restraint. The two-tier design — parental tools mandatory under 13, "as appropriate based on relevant risks" for 13 to 17 — leaves the older-minor tier undefined and is the most likely site of enforcement disagreement.

Requirements

RequirementDetails
Account holder toolsOffer tools for account holders to manage the account holder's privacy and account settings (§ 48-2104(5))
Parental tools under 13Where account holders are under 13, offer those tools to their parents or guardians (§ 48-2104(5))
Parental tools 13 and olderOffer related tools to the parents or guardians of minor account holders 13 and older, as appropriate based on relevant risks (§ 48-2104(5))

Penalties

ViolationFine
Any violation of the chapterInjunction plus $1,000 per violation, capped at $500,000 per operator, or actual damages, whichever is greater, sought by the Attorney General (§ 48-2105(1)-(2))
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