Free-speech advocates and adult-content providers are suing Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to bar her from enforcing a new state law requiring online platforms with sexual content to verify that their users are at least 18 years old.

The Free Speech Coalition, sexual wellness retailer Adam & Eve and other plaintiffs filed the lawsuit on Dec. 16 in the Northern District of Florida, alleging that Florida’s House Bill 3 violates the constitutional rights of content providers offering “material harmful to minors.” HB 3 is scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1 of the new year.

The new law would impose civil penalties on platforms that violate its provisions. It would empower the state Department of Legal Affairs to collect civil penalties of up to $50,000 per violation from offending businesses, as well as attorney fees and court costs. In addition, civil lawsuits could be brought on behalf of minors who were able to access the adult content – to the tune of $10,000 in damages.