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Montana has among the most comprehensive deepfake laws in the US. Learn about HB 514 (NCII criminal), SB 25 (election disclosure), HB 513 (voice/likeness rights), and federal TAKE IT DOWN Act protections.
Nevada criminalizes AI-generated intimate deepfakes as a category D felony under NRS 200.780 (SB 213, 2025). Learn about election disclosure rules, voice-cloning rights, and federal protections.
Mississippi has an election deepfake law (SB 2577, eff. July 2024) and AI-CSAM statute (HB 1126, 2024), but no adult NCII deepfake law. Federal TAKE IT DOWN Act fills the gap for intimate imagery.
Nebraska criminalizes AI-generated CSAM and has a civil remedy for deepfake intimate images. No election deepfake law exists. Learn penalties and victim options.
Minnesota outlaws sexual deepfakes (Minn. Stat. § 617.262), election deepfakes (§ 609.771), and nudification apps (HF 1606, eff. Aug. 1, 2026). Learn penalties and victim rights.
Michigan criminalizes intimate deepfakes (PA 11 of 2025, up to 3 years), election deepfakes (MCL 168.932f, effective Feb 2024), and covers AI-CSAM under MCL 750.145c. No statutory voice-cloning law yet.
Kentucky has no deepfake-specific NCII law for adults, but KRS 531.120 covers nonconsensual intimate images, KRS 117.322 (2025) addresses election synthetic media, and federal TAKE IT DOWN Act now applies statewide.
Maine criminalizes AI-generated intimate deepfakes under 17-A § 511-A (amended 2025) and AI-CSAM under PL 2025 c. 719. Election ads with synthetic media require disclosure from July 29, 2026. Federal TAKE IT DOWN Act applies.
Iowa criminalized intimate deepfakes effective July 1, 2024. Iowa Code § 708.7 covers synthetic intimate images of adults and § 728.12 covers AI images of minors. Federal TAKE IT DOWN Act adds more.
Maryland outlaws deepfake intimate images (SB 360, eff. July 1, 2025) and election deepfakes (SB 361, eff. June 1, 2025). Learn penalties, civil rights, and federal protections.
Kansas criminalizes non-consensual intimate AI-generated images under KSA 21-6101(a)(8) (felony, eff. July 2025). No election deepfake or voice cloning law enacted. Federal TAKE IT DOWN Act also applies.
Massachusetts outlaws sexual deepfakes under M.G.L. ch. 265, § 43A (eff. Sept. 2024), with penalties up to 2.5 years prison. Election deepfake bills passed the House in 2026 but are not yet law.