{"slug":"us-washington-eshb-2225-minor-disclosure","id":"AIPT-OBL-0124","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-OBL-0124","title":"Where the user is known to be a minor or the chatbot is directed to minors, repeat the not-human notice at least every hour","short_title":"Hourly AI notice for minors","category":"transparency","summary":"If the operator knows the user is a minor (under 18), or the AI companion chatbot is directed to minors, the operator must issue a clear and conspicuous notification that the chatbot is artificially generated and not human. It is given at the beginning of the interaction and at least every hour during continuous interaction, rather than the three-hour interval that applies to other users. The operator must take reasonable measures to stop the chatbot from claiming to be human, including when asked, and from producing output that conflicts with the notification.\n","practical_action":"Where a user is known to be under 18, or the product is aimed at minors, switch the repeated AI notice to an interval of one hour or less, and apply the same safeguards against the chatbot claiming to be human.","is_binding":true,"applies_from":"2027-01-01","section":"Sec. 4","source_reference":"ESHB 2225 (Chapter 168, Laws of 2026), sec. 4(1)(a), (2) and (3)","official_source_url":"https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/2225-S.SL.pdf","review_status":"pending_review","confidence_level":"high","last_verified_at":null,"reviewed_by":null,"actors":["provider","deployer"],"sectors":["consumer_retail"],"use_cases":["customer_service"],"applicability":[],"evidence_examples":[{"title":"The configuration that applies the hourly notice to known minors and minor-directed products","description":null,"artifact_type":"document"},{"title":"Screenshots of the notice as shown to a minor's account at the start and after an hour","description":null,"artifact_type":"document"}],"framework_mappings":[],"controls":[{"slug":"ai-interaction-and-use-disclosure","title":"AI interaction and use disclosure notices","kind":"process","relationship":"satisfies","note":"The more frequent not-human notice for minors.","confidence_level":"high","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/controls/ai-interaction-and-use-disclosure"}],"url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/obligations/us-washington-eshb-2225-minor-disclosure","policy":{"slug":"us-washington-eshb-2225-ai-companion-chatbots","title":"Washington ESHB 2225: AI companion chatbots (Chapter 168, Laws of 2026)","status":"adopted","jurisdiction":"us-washington","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-washington-eshb-2225-ai-companion-chatbots"}}