District of Columbia Children’s Privacy Laws (2026)
No state kids-products law · current as of October 1, 2026
District of Columbia has no state-level kids-products privacy or age-assurance law as of October 1, 2026. That doesn’t mean nothing applies: the federal COPPA baseline governs data collected from children under 13 in every state, and a product shipped nationwide still has to meet the strictest state rules elsewhere. See the full tracker map for the national picture.
Regardless of state law, COPPA governs personal information collected from children under 13: notice, verifiable parental consent, data minimization, and (under the 2025 amended Rule) limits on retention and third-party sharing.
Source: ecfr.gov for 16 C.F.R. Part 312 (opens in a new tab)How District of Columbia compares
- App store: 6 states are tracking legislation: Texas, Alabama, California, Colorado, Louisiana, Utah
- Social media: 23 states are tracking legislation: California, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi and 17 more
- Age assurance: 4 states are tracking legislation: Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, California
- Design code: 11 states are tracking legislation: Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, Nebraska, New York and 5 more
- AI companion: 20 states are tracking legislation: California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Nebraska, New York and 14 more
Not legal advice. I build products for a living; I’m not a lawyer. Compiled from primary sources and reviewed monthly as part of the State Children’s Privacy Law Tracker; AI-assisted research, verified against each law’s official source, but laws and injunctions change fast, so confirm the latest before relying on it. Related: COPPA’s Gray Areas.
Cite this page: Calvo, Isaac A. “District of Columbia: Children’s Privacy Laws.” https://isaaccalvo.com/child-privacy-laws/district-of-columbia (data as of 2026-10-01; reviewed monthly).