AI compliance checklist

The AI compliance checklist, built from the laws themselves.

Every item below is a duty an enacted state AI law sets out, written in plain English and tied to the section of law it comes from. 1235 items from 326 laws in 50 states, grouped by state and law. Filter to your states and topics, tick items off as you go, and print it for your files.

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Iowa altered sexual images harassment law (HF 2240, 2024)

HF 2240, 90th General Assembly (2024); 2024 Iowa Acts, ch. 1065; Iowa Code 708.7(1)(a)(5), 692A.102(1)(a)(6). Enforced by: Criminal prosecution; the act does not name a prosecutor. A web search on November 15, 2026 found no lawsuit or court order against this provision.. Checked November 15, 2026.

Person: Do not disseminate, publish, distribute or post a nude or sexual depiction of a recognizable person, including one created or altered from their image, without consent. Starts July 1, 2024 · Ongoing · Applies when: The person intends to intimidate, annoy or alarm, and the depicted person has not consented to the dissemination. Offenders 18 or older must register as sex offenders. · Iowa Code 708.7(1)(a)(5); 692A.102(1)(a)(6)

Iowa automated driving system vehicles law (SF 302, 2019)

SF 302, 88th General Assembly (2019); 2019 Iowa Acts, ch. 75; Iowa Code 321.514 to 321.519. Enforced by: The Iowa Department of Transportation regulates these vehicles exclusively; accident-duty violations are charged against the owner under Iowa Code 321.261 to 321.273. A web search on November 15, 2026 found no lawsuit or court order against this law.. Checked November 15, 2026.

Owner or operator: Operate driverless only if the vehicle can reach a minimal risk condition, can obey traffic and safety laws (unless exempted) and is manufacturer-certified to federal safety standards. Starts July 1, 2019 · Ongoing · Applies when: A driverless-capable vehicle on public highways with no conventional human driver present. · Iowa Code 321.515(1)

Human driver: Hold a valid license, carry the required liability coverage, operate as the manufacturer requires, and take manual control when the system prompts. Starts July 1, 2019 · Ongoing · Applies when: A system-equipped vehicle operated with a human driver present. · Iowa Code 321.515(2)(a)

Owner: Obtain financial liability coverage before the vehicle runs on Iowa highways, and keep proof of coverage in the vehicle. Starts July 1, 2019 · Ongoing · Applies when: Any system-equipped vehicle. · Iowa Code 321.516

Owner: After an accident, ensure the vehicle remains at the scene and complies with accident duties where possible, and promptly report the accident to law enforcement. When triggered · Each time it happens · Applies when: Any accident involving a system-equipped vehicle. The vehicle's failures are imputed to the owner. · Iowa Code 321.517

Iowa conversational AI services law (SF 2417)

Senate File 2417 (91st General Assembly, 2026 Session), 2026 Iowa Acts, ch. 1068; adds Iowa Code chapter 554J (554J.1 to 554J.6). Enforced by: Iowa Attorney General, who has authority to enforce the chapter. The text does not call that authority exclusive.. Checked November 12, 2026.

Operator: Clearly and conspicuously disclose to minor account holders that they are interacting with AI, by a persistent visible disclaimer, or at each interaction's start and at least every three hours. Starts July 1, 2027 · Ongoing · Applies when: The account holder is a minor (known or reasonably certain to be under 18). · Iowa Code 554J.2(1)

Operator: Do not provide minor users points or similar rewards at unpredictable intervals intended to encourage increased engagement. Starts July 1, 2027 · Ongoing · Applies when: Minor users. · Iowa Code 554J.2(2)

Operator: Institute reasonable measures to prevent sexually explicit visual depictions, statements that the minor should engage in sexually explicit conduct, and sexual objectification of the minor. Starts July 1, 2027 · Ongoing · Applies when: Minor account holders. · Iowa Code 554J.2(3)

Operator: Institute reasonable measures to prevent statements suggesting a human is present: claims of sentience or humanity, simulated emotional dependence on a minor, romantic interaction or sexual innuendo, adult-minor romantic role-play. Starts July 1, 2027 · Ongoing · Applies when: Listed under the minors section; the lead-in does not itself say minor account holders. See open questions. · Iowa Code 554J.2(4)

Operator: Offer minor account holders tools to manage privacy and account settings; offer parents or guardians such tools for minors under 13, and for minor account holders as appropriate. Starts July 1, 2027 · Ongoing · Applies when: Minor account holders; beyond the under-13 rule, parental tools are owed as appropriate based on relevant risks. · Iowa Code 554J.2(5)

Operator: Clearly and conspicuously disclose that the service is AI, by a persistent visible disclaimer or a disclaimer appearing after every three hours of continuous interaction. Starts July 1, 2027 · Ongoing · Applies when: A reasonable individual interacting with the service would believe they are interacting with a human. · Iowa Code 554J.3

Operator: Adopt protocols for responding to user prompts about suicidal ideation or self-harm, including reasonable efforts to refer the user to crisis providers such as a suicide hotline. Starts July 1, 2027 · Ongoing · Applies when: Any conversational AI service made available to the public. · Iowa Code 554J.4

Operator: Do not knowingly and intentionally cause or program the service to suggest it is designed to provide professional psychology or behavioral health services requiring an Iowa license. Starts July 1, 2027 · Ongoing · Applies when: Statements that would lead a reasonable individual to that belief; licensure under Iowa Code chapter 154B or 154D. · Iowa Code 554J.5

Iowa created or modified sexual images of minors law (SF 2243, 2024)

SF 2243, 90th General Assembly (2024); 2024 Iowa Acts, ch. 1015; Iowa Code 728.12(3). Enforced by: Criminal prosecution; the act does not name a prosecutor. A web search on November 15, 2026 found no lawsuit or court order against this provision.. Checked November 15, 2026.

Person: Do not knowingly purchase or possess a depiction created, adapted or modified to show an identifiable minor in a prohibited sexual act or its simulation. Starts July 1, 2024 · Ongoing · Applies when: Each minor, and since the 2025 amendment each depiction of the same minor, is a separate offense. The state need not prove the minor's actual identity. · Iowa Code 728.12(3)(a), (b), (e), (f)

Iowa personal delivery devices law (HF 304, 2021)

HF 304, 89th General Assembly (2021); 2021 Iowa Acts, ch. 119; Iowa Code chapter 321O; 321.1(90), 321.519(3), 805.8A(5), (9B). Enforced by: Peace officers, including local peace officers, enforce state law on device operation. A web search on November 15, 2026 found no lawsuit or court order against this law.. Checked November 15, 2026.

Business entity: Operate a personal delivery device only if an agent can monitor it and remotely take physical control while it is engaged. Starts July 1, 2021 · Ongoing · Applies when: Any device operated under chapter 321O. · Iowa Code 321O.3(1)

Operator: Ensure the device follows pedestrian rules, yields to all traffic, does not obstruct others, follows local ordinances, can stop safely and carries no placardable hazardous material. Starts July 1, 2021 · Ongoing · Applies when: While the device is engaged. · Iowa Code 321O.4

Operator: Keep to 6 mph in pedestrian areas; on roads posted 40 mph or less, stay as far right as practicable and go no faster than 20 mph or the limit. Starts July 1, 2021 · Ongoing · Applies when: Any operation. · Iowa Code 321O.5(1)

Business entity: Fit each device with a marker giving the operating business's name, contact information and a unique ID number, and brakes allowing a controlled stop. Starts July 1, 2021 · Ongoing · Applies when: Every device. · Iowa Code 321O.6(1)

Operator: Display lighted front and rear lamps, visible on all sides and recognizable from 500 feet in clear weather, during the lamp hours in 321.384. Starts July 1, 2021 · Ongoing · Applies when: Operation during the times set by Iowa Code 321.384. · Iowa Code 321O.6(2)

Business entity: Maintain general liability insurance of at least $500,000 for damages arising from operating a personal delivery device. Starts July 1, 2021 · Ongoing · Applies when: Any business entity operating a device. · Iowa Code 321O.8

Iowa prior authorization law, AI provision (HF 2635)

2026 Iowa Acts, chapter 1087 (H.F. 2635), § 2, adding Iowa Code § 514F.8(2A); enforcement in § 8, adding Iowa Code § 514F.8E. Enforced by: Iowa Commissioner of Insurance. Noncompliance with § 514F.8 is remedied under chapters 505 and 507B using the procedures in §§ 507B.6 to 507B.8, and on finding a pattern or practice of noncompliance the commissioner may suspend a utilization review organization's authority to conduct utilization review. A web search on November 12, 2026 found no report of a court order blocking this law; court dockets were not searched.. Checked November 12, 2026.

Utilization review organization: Do not use an AI-based algorithm or system as the sole basis to deny, delay or downgrade a prior authorization request for a health care service based on medical necessity. Starts July 1, 2026 · Ongoing · Applies when: A prior authorization request for a health care service based on medical necessity. An AI-based algorithm or system may be used to provide an initial review of a request. · 2026 Iowa Acts, ch. 1087, § 2 (Iowa Code § 514F.8(2A))

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Where the items come from

Each item is one duty from an enacted law, read from the official text on the legislature’s or state’s own website. 265 of the 326 laws have also been read a second time to confirm every date, threshold, penalty and enforcer. Each item names who the duty falls on, when it starts, how often it recurs and the section it comes from, with a link.

Where a law is silent, the checklist says so rather than guessing. A law that is repealed or replaced on a known date shows that end date and drops off afterward. The list is rebuilt from these records every time the page loads.

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