Youth programs: identifying information of youth

Parents and guardians gain control over whether nonschool youth programs publicly share a child’s image, voice, statements, or personal information. Programs cannot require that consent as a condition of participation.

What the law does ​

• Covers nonschool, parent-authorized youth programs, including camps and expanded-learning, arts, athletic, recreation, and enrichment activities.
• Bars programs from publicly using a youth’s photo, video, audio, likeness, attributed statements, personal information, or other identifying information without express written parental or guardian consent.
• Requires a separate, clear consent notice describing proposed uses, media and website types, revocation rights, and a program email contact.
• Prohibits programs from selling a youth’s covered information for any reason.
• Lets parents or guardians revoke consent during enrollment and for one year after enrollment ends, without requiring removal of materials already published or printed.
• Allows parents or guardians to sue noncompliant programs for up to $2,500 per affected youth for a first offense and up to $5,000 for later offenses, plus possible injunctions, attorney’s fees, costs, and other relief.

Who it affects ​

• Parents and guardians of children in covered nonschool youth programs.
• Youth enrolled in covered programs.
• Operators of covered youth programs.