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Conversational AI must disclose it is AI: persistently or every three hours, and at each start for minors (Iowa)
Iowa Code 554J.3 requires an operator of a public conversational AI service, where a reasonable person could think they are talking to a human, to disclose clearly and conspicuously that the service is artificial intelligence, either with a persistent visible disclaimer or with a disclaimer after every three hours of continuous interaction. For minor account holders (554J.2(1)) the disclosure must be a persistent visible disclaimer, or appear at the beginning of each interaction and at least once every three hours. Detect a conversational path with no AI notice, no three-hour recurrence, or prompts telling the AI to pass as human.
ia-sf2417.conversational-ai-disclosure · Iowa Code 554J.3 · official source · applies from 2027-07-01 · jurisdictions: US-IA
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Conversational AI must give minor account holders, and parents of those under 13, privacy and account-setting tools (Iowa)
Iowa Code 554J.2(5) requires an operator to offer minor account holders tools to manage their privacy and account settings, to offer the same to a parent or guardian when the minor is under 13, and to offer parents or guardians of older minors such tools as appropriate based on relevant risks. Detect a conversational product with no privacy or account-settings controls for minors or no parent-facing controls.
ia-sf2417.minor-privacy-and-account-tools · Iowa Code 554J.2(5) · official source · applies from 2027-07-01 · jurisdictions: US-IA
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Conversational AI must block sexual depictions, sexual suggestions and sexual objectification for minor account holders (Iowa)
Iowa Code 554J.2(3) requires an operator to institute reasonable measures preventing its conversational AI service from producing visual depictions of sexually explicit material, stating that a minor account holder should engage in sexually explicit conduct, or sexually objectifying a minor account holder. Detect services that hold an age signal but never apply a minor content profile, and explicit modes switched on without an age check.
ia-sf2417.minor-sexual-content-safeguards · Iowa Code 554J.2(3) · official source · applies from 2027-07-01 · jurisdictions: US-IA
Binding law — not yet in force or stayed
Conversational AI must not give minors points or rewards at unpredictable intervals to drive engagement (Iowa)
Iowa Code 554J.2(2) bars an operator of a public conversational AI service from giving a minor user points or similar rewards at unpredictable intervals with the intent to encourage more engagement with the service. Detect variable-reward mechanics in a conversational product that serves known minors.
ia-sf2417.minor-variable-rewards · Iowa Code 554J.2(2) · official source · applies from 2027-07-01 · jurisdictions: US-IA
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Conversational AI must not claim to be sentient or human, simulate emotional dependence or romance, or role-play adult-minor romance (Iowa)
Iowa Code 554J.2(4) requires an operator to institute reasonable measures preventing its conversational AI service from generating statements that would lead a reasonable person to believe they are interacting with a human, including explicit claims to be sentient or human, statements simulating emotional dependence on a minor account holder, statements simulating romance or sexual innuendo, and role-play of an adult-minor romantic relationship. It sits in the section on minors, but only the emotional-dependence item names minor account holders. Detect persona prompts that claim sentience, feelings or a romantic role, or tell the AI to pass as human.
ia-sf2417.no-human-like-statements · Iowa Code 554J.2(4) · official source · applies from 2027-07-01 · jurisdictions: US-IA
Binding law — not yet in force or stayed
Conversational AI must not be presented as providing licensed psychology or behavioral health services (Iowa)
Iowa Code 554J.5 bars an operator from knowingly and intentionally causing or programming a conversational AI service to make a representation or statement that would lead a reasonable person to believe it is designed to provide professional psychology or behavioral health services that require a license under Iowa Code chapter 154B or 154D. Detect persona, prompt, UI or listing text that casts the AI as a therapist or as providing mental health care.
ia-sf2417.no-mental-health-care-representation · Iowa Code 554J.5 · official source · applies from 2027-07-01 · jurisdictions: US-IA
Binding law — not yet in force or stayed
Conversational AI must have a suicide and self-harm protocol with crisis referrals (Iowa)
Iowa Code 554J.4 requires an operator of a public conversational AI service to adopt protocols for responding to prompts about suicidal ideation or self-harm, including reasonable efforts to refer the user to crisis service providers such as a suicide hotline or crisis text line. Detect a conversational path where user messages reach the model with no self-harm screen or no crisis referral.
ia-sf2417.suicide-self-harm-protocol · Iowa Code 554J.4 · official source · applies from 2027-07-01 · jurisdictions: US-IA