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| Rule and clause | What it asks for | Who its own words reach | Who they do not reach | From when |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Business and Professions Code § 17941(a) (the BOT Act) § 17941(a) Read it at the source | Disclose that a bot is a bot when it sells or influences a vote | A bot used to communicate or interact with a person in California online, with intent to mislead about its artificial identity, in order to incentivize a purchase or sale in a commercial transaction or to influence a vote in an election. | It does not reach a bot used for anything other than those two purposes — a support or FAQ bot that sells nothing and canvasses no vote is outside the section — and a person who discloses that it is a bot is not liable under it. | 1 July 2019 |
| California Business and Professions Code § 17941(b) (the BOT Act) § 17941(b) Read it at the source | The disclosure has to be clear, conspicuous and designed to inform | Any disclosure given to escape liability under § 17941(a): it is clear, conspicuous, and reasonably designed to inform the people the bot talks to that it is a bot. | It sets no wording and no placement, so it does not tell you where the line must sit; and it is only in play where § 17941(a) is. | 1 July 2019 |
| California Business and Professions Code § 22602(a) (SB 243) § 22602(a) Read it at the source | Say the companion chatbot is artificially generated and not human | Operators of companion chatbots, where a reasonable person interacting with it would be misled into believing they are interacting with a human. | It does not reach a chatbot no reasonable person would take for a human, and the chapter is about companion chatbots rather than ordinary customer-support bots. | 1 January 2026 |
| California Business and Professions Code § 22602(c) (SB 243) § 22602(c)(1)–(2) Read it at the source | For a user the operator knows is a minor: say it is AI, and repeat every three hours | Operators of companion chatbots, for a user the operator knows is a minor: disclose the interaction is with artificial intelligence, and by default give a break reminder at least every three hours. | It is written for users the operator KNOWS are minors, so it does not reach an adult user; the three-hour cadence is a default, not an absolute. | 1 January 2026 |
| California Business and Professions Code § 22602(b) (SB 243) § 22602(b) Read it at the source | Hold a self-harm crisis protocol and publish it | Operators of companion chatbots: the bot does not engage with users at all unless the operator maintains a crisis protocol, and the details of that protocol are published on the operator's website. | This is a protocol and a published page, not a notice line — a disclosure sentence does not answer it. | 1 January 2026 |
| California AI Transparency Act, Business and Professions Code § 22757.1(d) (SB 942 as amended by AB 853) § 22757.1(d) Read it at the source | The size test that decides whether this chapter reaches you at all | A person who creates, codes or otherwise produces a generative AI system with over 1,000,000 monthly visitors or users that is publicly accessible inside California. | It does not reach a generative AI system under that monthly threshold, or one that is not publicly accessible in California; and the chapter does not apply at all to products offering exclusively non-user-generated video game, television, streaming, movie or interactive experiences. | 2 August 2026 |
| California AI Transparency Act, Business and Professions Code § 22757.3(a) § 22757.3(a) Read it at the source | Offer the user a visible “this is AI-generated” label | Covered providers, for image, video or audio content their generative AI system created or altered: the user is offered the option of a manifest disclosure that identifies the content as AI-generated, is clear and conspicuous, and is permanent or extraordinarily difficult to remove. | This is an option offered to the user, not a label the provider must stamp on everything; and it is written about image, video and audio rather than text. | 2 August 2026 |
| California AI Transparency Act, Business and Professions Code § 22757.3(b) § 22757.3(b) Read it at the source | Embed hidden provenance data in AI-generated image, video and audio | Covered providers: a latent disclosure carrying the provider's name, the system name and version, the time and date of creation or alteration and a unique identifier, detectable by the provider's own detection tool. | A visible sentence on a page does not answer this — it asks for data inside the file — and it is written about image, video and audio rather than text. | 2 August 2026 |
| California AI Transparency Act, Business and Professions Code § 22757.2(a) § 22757.2(a) Read it at the source | Publish a free AI detection tool | Covered providers: a publicly accessible detection tool, free to the user, that reports system provenance data and supports an application programming interface. | It is a tool to build and host, not a notice to write; nothing in a notice pack answers it. | 2 August 2026 |
| Quoted for | The exact words | Source | Checked? |
|---|---|---|---|
| § 17941(a): the conduct the section makes unlawful | “It shall be unlawful for any person to use a bot to communicate or interact with another person in California online, with the intent to mislead the other person about its artificial identity” | California Business and Professions Code § 17941 (the BOT Act, SB 1001) | checked against the source |
| § 17941(a): the two purposes that bring a bot inside the section | “in order to incentivize a purchase or sale of goods or services in a commercial transaction or to influence a vote in an election” | California Business and Professions Code § 17941 (the BOT Act, SB 1001) | checked against the source |
| § 17941(a): the way out of liability | “A person using a bot shall not be liable under this section if the person discloses that it is a bot.” | California Business and Professions Code § 17941 (the BOT Act, SB 1001) | checked against the source |
| when the BOT Act became operative | “Effective January 1, 2019. Operative July 1, 2019, pursuant to Section 17943.” | California Business and Professions Code § 17941 (the BOT Act, SB 1001) | checked against the source |
| § 17941(b): the standard the disclosure has to meet | “The disclosure required by this section shall be clear, conspicuous, and reasonably designed to inform persons with whom the bot communicates or interacts that it is a bot.” | California Business and Professions Code § 17941 (the BOT Act, SB 1001) | checked against the source |
| § 22602(a): the companion-chatbot notification | “If a reasonable person interacting with a companion chatbot would be misled to believe that the person is interacting with a human, an operator shall issue a clear and conspicuous notification indicating that the companion chatbot is artificially generated and not human.” | California Business and Professions Code § 22602 (Companion Chatbots, SB 243) | checked against the source |
| when the companion-chatbot chapter took effect | “Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 677, Sec. 1. (SB 243) Effective January 1, 2026.” | California Business and Professions Code § 22602 (Companion Chatbots, SB 243) | checked against the source |
| § 22602(c)(1): what a known minor is told | “Disclose to the user that the user is interacting with artificial intelligence.” | California Business and Professions Code § 22602 (Companion Chatbots, SB 243) | checked against the source |
| § 22602(c)(2): the three-hourly reminder for minors | “Provide by default a clear and conspicuous notification to the user at least every three hours for continuing companion chatbot interactions that reminds the user to take a break and that the companion chatbot is artificially generated and not human.” | California Business and Professions Code § 22602 (Companion Chatbots, SB 243) | checked against the source |
| § 22602(b)(1): the crisis protocol condition on operating at all | “An operator shall prevent a companion chatbot on its companion chatbot platform from engaging with users unless the operator maintains a protocol for preventing the production of suicidal ideation, suicide, or self-harm content to the user” | California Business and Professions Code § 22602 (Companion Chatbots, SB 243) | checked against the source |
| § 22757.1(d): the size threshold that defines a covered provider | “means a person that creates, codes, or otherwise produces a generative artificial intelligence system that has over 1,000,000 monthly visitors or users and is publicly accessible within the geographic boundaries of the state.” | California Business and Professions Code ch. 25, §§ 22757–22757.6 (California AI Transparency Act, SB 942 as amended by AB 853) | checked against the source |
| § 22757.5: what the chapter does not reach | “This chapter does not apply to any product, service, internet website, or application that provides exclusively non-user-generated video game, television, streaming, movie, or interactive experiences.” | California Business and Professions Code ch. 25, §§ 22757–22757.6 (California AI Transparency Act, SB 942 as amended by AB 853) | checked against the source |
| when the chapter becomes operative | “This chapter shall become operative on August 2, 2026.” | California Business and Professions Code ch. 25, §§ 22757–22757.6 (California AI Transparency Act, SB 942 as amended by AB 853) | checked against the source |
| the amendment that moved the operative date | “Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 674, Sec. 6. (AB 853) Effective January 1, 2026.” | California Business and Professions Code ch. 25, §§ 22757–22757.6 (California AI Transparency Act, SB 942 as amended by AB 853) | checked against the source |
| § 22757.3(a): the visible “this is AI-generated” option | “A covered provider shall offer the user the option to include a manifest disclosure in image, video, or audio content, or content that is any combination thereof” | California Business and Professions Code ch. 25, §§ 22757–22757.6 (California AI Transparency Act, SB 942 as amended by AB 853) | checked against the source |
| § 22757.3(a)(1): what the visible disclosure has to say | “The disclosure identifies content as AI-generated content.” | California Business and Professions Code ch. 25, §§ 22757–22757.6 (California AI Transparency Act, SB 942 as amended by AB 853) | checked against the source |
| § 22757.3(b): the hidden provenance disclosure | “A covered provider shall include a latent disclosure in AI-generated image, video, or audio content, or content that is any combination thereof” | California Business and Professions Code ch. 25, §§ 22757–22757.6 (California AI Transparency Act, SB 942 as amended by AB 853) | checked against the source |
| § 22757.2(a): the free detection tool | “A covered provider shall make available an AI detection tool at no cost to the user” | California Business and Professions Code ch. 25, §§ 22757–22757.6 (California AI Transparency Act, SB 942 as amended by AB 853) | checked against the source |
| § 22757.4(a)(1): the civil penalty | “A violator of this chapter shall be liable for a civil penalty in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation” | California Business and Professions Code ch. 25, §§ 22757–22757.6 (California AI Transparency Act, SB 942 as amended by AB 853) | checked against the source |
| § 22757.4(b): each day counts separately | “Each day that a covered provider, large online platform, or capture device manufacturer is in violation of this chapter shall be deemed a discrete violation.” | California Business and Professions Code ch. 25, §§ 22757–22757.6 (California AI Transparency Act, SB 942 as amended by AB 853) | checked against the source |
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