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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Maine AI chatbot disclosure law (LD 1727)

L.D. 1727 (H.P. 1154), Public Law 2025, chapter 294; enacted as 10 M.R.S. § 1500-Y (chapter 239), now 10 M.R.S. § 1500-DD (chapter 241). Enforced by: Not named in the section. A violation is a violation of the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act, under which the Attorney General may sue for injunctions and restitution, generally after 10 days' notice of the intended action.. Checked November 12, 2026.

Person: Do not use an AI chatbot or other computer technology in trade and commerce in a way that may mislead or deceive a reasonable consumer into believing it is human. Starts September 24, 2025 · Ongoing · Applies when: Unless the consumer is notified in a clear and conspicuous manner that the consumer is not engaging with a human being. · 10 M.R.S. § 1500-DD(2)

Maine AI in therapy and psychotherapy services law (LD 2082)

Public Law 2025, chapter 687 (L.D. 2082, H.P. 1397, 132nd Legislature), approved April 13, 2026; enacts 10 MRSA §1500-EE and 32 MRSA §2113, §2600-G, §3300-J, §3820-A, §6207-D, §7009 and §13870. Enforced by: Two tracks. A violation of the public-offering ban is a violation of the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act, under which the Attorney General may sue (generally after 10 days' notice) and buyers have private remedies. Violations by licensees are subject to disciplinary action by their licensing board under 10 MRSA §8003(5). A client's waiver of the licensing sections is void. No court order blocking the law was looked for in this review.. Checked November 12, 2026.

Person: Do not provide, advertise or otherwise offer therapy or psychotherapy services to the public, including through Internet-based AI, unless a licensed professional provides the services. Starts July 29, 2026 · Ongoing · Applies when: Any offer of therapy or psychotherapy services to the public. · 10 MRSA §1500-EE(2) (PL 2025, c. 687, §1)

Licensee: When using AI for administrative or supplementary support, stay within the license scope and standards of practice and keep full responsibility for all interactions, outputs and data use. Starts July 29, 2026 · Ongoing · Applies when: A licensee uses AI to assist in providing administrative support or supplementary support in therapy or psychotherapy services. · 32 MRSA §2113, §2600-G, §3300-J, §3820-A, §6207-D, §7009, §13870, each at sub-§2 (PL 2025, c. 687, §§2-8)

Licensee: Use AI for supplementary support only when the session is recorded or transcribed, after written notice of the AI use, its purpose and session-data handling, and with consent. When triggered · Ongoing · Applies when: AI assists with supplementary support. The notice must say how session data will be stored, retained, used for training and deleted when therapy ends. The client or the client's legal representative receives notice and consents. · 32 MRSA §2113, §2600-G, §3300-J, §3820-A, §6207-D, §7009, §13870, each at sub-§3 (PL 2025, c. 687, §§2-8)

Licensee: Do not allow AI to make independent therapeutic decisions, directly interact with clients in therapeutic communication, or generate recommendations or treatment plans without the licensee's review and approval. Starts July 29, 2026 · Ongoing · Applies when: Any use of AI by a licensee in therapy or psychotherapy services. · 32 MRSA §2113, §2600-G, §3300-J, §3820-A, §6207-D, §7009, §13870, each at sub-§4 (PL 2025, c. 687, §§2-8)

Licensee: Do not deny or refuse therapy or psychotherapy services solely because the client did not consent to AI use for supplementary support. When triggered · Ongoing · Applies when: A client declines to consent to the use of AI for supplementary support. · 32 MRSA §2113, §2600-G, §3300-J, §3820-A, §6207-D, §7009, §13870, each at sub-§5 (PL 2025, c. 687, §§2-8)

Licensee: Comply with state and federal confidentiality and privacy laws, and ensure the AI technology used complies with those laws. Starts July 29, 2026 · Ongoing · Applies when: A licensee uses AI under the section. Professional responsibility rules and standards of practice also apply to that use (sub-§7). · 32 MRSA §2113, §2600-G, §3300-J, §3820-A, §6207-D, §7009, §13870, each at sub-§6 and sub-§7 (PL 2025, c. 687, §§2-8)

Maine altered and generated private images offense (LD 1944)

Public Law 2025, chapter 400 (LD 1944, HP 1303), signed June 20, 2025; amends 17-A M.R.S. § 511-A, 5 M.R.S. § 4651 and 19-A M.R.S. § 4102. Enforced by: Criminal prosecution; the section does not name the prosecuting office. A web search on November 15, 2026 found no report of a lawsuit against this law; court dockets were not searched.. Checked November 15, 2026.

Person: Do not share, display or publish a real, created or modified image showing an identifiable person nude or in sexual acts or contact, without consent, to harass, torment or threaten. When triggered · Ongoing · Applies when: No public or newsworthy purpose, and the person knows or should know the depicted person is identifiable and did not consent. · 17-A M.R.S. § 511-A(1)

Maine synthetic media in campaign advertising law (LD 517)

Public Law 2025, chapter 593 (LD 517, HP 335), signed March 23, 2026; amends 21-A M.R.S. § 1014, subsections 3, 3-B and 4, and enacts subsection 5-C. Enforced by: Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices (the commission) assesses civil penalties; if a violator does not stop after notice, the commission refers the matter to the Attorney General, who may seek an injunction in Kennebec County Superior Court. A web search on November 15, 2026 found no report of a lawsuit against this law; court dockets were not searched.. Checked November 15, 2026.

Person financing a public communication: Add the statement that the communication contains manipulated or altered audio, video and/or images, alongside other required disclosures, following Ethics Commission rules on manner, size and placement. Starts July 29, 2026 · Each time it happens · Applies when: A public communication that requires a disclosure under § 1014(1), (2), (2-A) or (2-B) contains synthetic media. · 21-A M.R.S. § 1014(5-C)

Broadcaster, cable or satellite operator, newspaper: Do not air or publish a paid public communication known to contain synthetic media unless it carries the required synthetic media statement. Starts July 29, 2026 · Each time it happens · Applies when: Only with actual knowledge that the paid communication contains synthetic media. · 21-A M.R.S. § 1014(3), (3-B), (5-C)(C)

Maine technology-facilitated child sexual abuse material law (LD 524)

Public Law 2025, chapter 719 (LD 524, HP 343), emergency, signed April 16, 2026; amends 17-A M.R.S. §§ 281, 282, 283 and 284. Enforced by: Criminal prosecution; the sections do not name the prosecuting office. A web search on November 15, 2026 found no report of a lawsuit against this law; court dockets were not searched.. Checked November 15, 2026.

Person: Do not intentionally or knowingly modify or alter an image of an identifiable child to create child sexual abuse material. Starts April 16, 2026 · Ongoing · Applies when: Any conduct on or after April 16, 2026. · 17-A M.R.S. § 282(1)(A-2)

Person: Do not manufacture or create obscene child sexual abuse material, including with generative AI or machine learning, knowing or having reason to know what it is. Starts April 16, 2026 · Ongoing · Applies when: Any conduct on or after April 16, 2026. · 17-A M.R.S. § 282(1)(A-3)

Person: Do not disseminate or possess with intent to disseminate obscene child sexual abuse material, including AI-generated images, or possess, access or purchase it with intent to view. Starts April 16, 2026 · Ongoing · Applies when: Knowing or having reason to know it is such material. · 17-A M.R.S. §§ 283(1)(A-1); 284(1)(A-1)

Also check: 2 other enacted AI laws in your state are not yet mapped duty by duty: LD109, LD1585.

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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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