# 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

- **Record type**: Obligation
- **Instrument**: Washington ESHB 2225: AI companion chatbots (Chapter 168, Laws of 2026)
- **Jurisdiction**: Washington State (United States)
- **Category**: transparency
- **Binding**: Yes
- **Applies from**: 2027-01-01
- **Provision**: ESHB 2225 (Chapter 168, Laws of 2026), sec. 4(1)(a), (2) and (3)

## In brief

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 is a legal requirement under the Washington AI companion chatbot law (ESHB 2225) in Washington State (United States) (ESHB 2225 (Chapter 168, Laws of 2026), sec. 4(1)(a), (2) and (3)). It applies from 1 January 2027.

## What the duty requires

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.

## What an organisation does about it

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.

## Controls that meet this duty

- AI interaction and use disclosure notices (satisfies): https://aipolicytracker.org/controls/ai-interaction-and-use-disclosure

## Parent instrument

- Washington ESHB 2225: AI companion chatbots (Chapter 168, Laws of 2026)
  - Record: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-washington-eshb-2225-ai-companion-chatbots
  - Context file: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-washington-eshb-2225-ai-companion-chatbots.md

## Provenance

- **Permanent id**: AIPT-OBL-0124 (https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-OBL-0124; never changes or gets reused)
- **Record page**: https://aipolicytracker.org/obligations/us-washington-eshb-2225-minor-disclosure
- **Official source**: https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/2225-S.SL.pdf
- **Provision**: ESHB 2225 (Chapter 168, Laws of 2026), sec. 4(1)(a), (2) and (3)
- **Review status**: pending review
- **Confidence**: high
- **Facts last confirmed**: never confirmed against the official source
- **Retrieved**: 2026-11-12
- **Licence**: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- **Cite as**: AIPolicyTracker (2026). "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 (Washington AI companion chatbot law (ESHB 2225))" [AIPT-OBL-0124, not yet verified]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-OBL-0124 (accessed 12 November 2026).

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