Maine digital reality posture profile

Why this status

Based on adjacent fraud, privacy, impersonation, or child-safety coverage.

What this means

• Maine's current enforceable rule — Title 10 §1500-DD — requires AI chatbots used in commercial settings to disclose they are not human. That covers a broad swath of consumer-facing AI products but was not written specifically for children or for social companion apps. LD 2162 is a children's-specific bill that would go further, directly addressing AI chatbots with human-like features and social AI companions. Based on public records, it passed the 132nd Legislature in 2026 — but the bill's exact provisions, any carve-outs, and its effective date require direct verification before treating it as an in-force rule. For Maine families today, the identity-disclosure rule in §1500-DD is the confirmed floor. Whether a stronger, child-focused layer is now also on the books depends on the status of LD 2162, which a reviewer has not yet fully confirmed.

What to do next

• Open Maine Title 10 §1500-DD at the legislature site to confirm the operative effective date — the codified page does not state it explicitly. Then open LD 2162 (HP 1451, 132nd Legislature) directly at the Maine Legislature bill-tracking site to read the current enrolled text, check whether it has been signed by the Governor, and note any stated effective date or age-range definitions. The Maine Attorney General's consumer-protection page may also reflect any enforcement guidance issued under §1500-DD.

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Provenance

References

• Maine LD 2162 (132nd Legislature, 2026) - Children's Access to AI Chatbots / Companions

  PDF parser failed on fetch — no bill text could be extracted. Bill existence and subject matter are drawn from the public law entry payload, not from a clean primary read.

• Maine Title 10 §1500-DD - Required disclosure of AI chatbot use in trade and commerce

  Official enrolled statute, fetched cleanly. Data extraction timestamp on the page is 10/20/2025. Confirms the rule is codified under PL 2025, c. 294.