SENSITIVE DEEPFAKE IMAGES

HB 530 prohibits the unauthorized distribution of sensitive deepfake images - digitally altered images showing private body parts or intimate acts without consent - and creates new criminal penalties for this act (misdemeanor for first offense, felony for repeat offenses). It also establishes a new civil right for victims to sue for libel, slander, or invasion of privacy related to such images, allowing recovery of actual damages, punitive damages, attorney fees, and profits gained by the perpetrator. The bill directly affects individuals whose private images are manipulated and shared without consent, particularly targeting non-consensual deepfakes used for harassment or intimidation. It defines "sensitive deepfake images" as digitally altered depictions of genitals (or women’s breasts below the areola) or intimate acts, and clarifies that consent to create such images does not imply consent to distribute them.