Law / Poland

Kodeks karny art. 202 § 4b-4c, Fabricated Child Sexual Abuse Material

Ustawa z dnia 6 czerwca 1997 r. Kodeks karny (Dz.U. 1997 nr 88 poz. 553, tekst jednolity), art. 202 § 4b-4c

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In force.

An AI prohibited practices rule binding public and private bodies.

As of 6 September 2026.

What it requires

  • Do not produce, distribute, present, store, or possess pornographic content depicting a generated or digitally processed image of a minor engaged in a sexual act; this reaches AI-generated and deepfake content regardless of whether a real child was ever involved.

If you get it wrong

Criminal exposureYes

Criminal exposure note

Art. 202 § 4b: imprisonment up to 3 years for producing, distributing, presenting, storing, or possessing pornographic content depicting a generated or digitally processed image of a minor participating in a sexual act. Art. 202 § 4c applies the same penalty to a person who, for sexual gratification, participates in the presentation of such content.

What it reaches

Obligation class

Prohibition

What this law does

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Article 202 section 4b criminalizes producing, distributing, presenting, storing, or possessing pornographic content that depicts a generated or digitally processed image of a minor participating in a sexual act, reaching fabricated and AI-generated child sexual abuse material regardless of whether any real child appears in it. Section 4c extends the same penalty to a person who, for sexual gratification, participates in the presentation of such content.

When LexLint raises it

  • generates_content

Read the law

Dziennik Ustaw, consolidated text of the Kodeks karny, Kancelaria Sejmu edition

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