Laws / Iowa

Is adult content age-verified in Iowa?

Yes — Iowa has an age-verification law in force (Iowa age-verification law, effective 2026-07-01). The census has not probed from Iowa yet, so no access measurement is shown.

Iowa age-verification law — HF 864

in force age verification required effective 2026-07-01

Requires operators of sites or apps where one-third or more of the content is material harmful to minors to perform reasonable age verification confirming users are 18+, via digital ID, transactional data, or another method approved by the attorney general. Signed by Governor Reynolds on 1 June 2026; civil penalties up to USD 10,000 per day.

Primary source: Iowa Legislature

Summary source: www.legis.iowa.gov · record updated 2026-09-20

Measured from Iowa

Not probed from Iowa yet.

Network blocking (OONI)

No OONI anomalies recorded for tracked sites in Iowa in the latest 30-day window.

Source monitoring: the cited source page was last checked 2026-11-01; last content change detected 2026-11-01.

Is adult content age-verified in Iowa? Law and measured access · Adult Web Census