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Unlawful disclosure extended to AI-generated 'realistic pictorial representation' intimate images (SB 1462)

A.R.S. § 13-1425; 2025 Ariz. Sess. Laws ch. 106 (SB 1462, 57th Leg., 1st Reg. Sess.)

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In force.

An AI prohibited practices rule binding public and private bodies.

As of 8 September 2026.

What it requires

  • Do not intentionally disclose an image, including an AI-generated 'realistic pictorial representation,' of an identifiable person depicted in a state of nudity or engaged in specific sexual activities, where the depicted person has a reasonable expectation of privacy and you intend to harm, harass, intimidate, threaten, or coerce them.
  • Disclosing a realistic pictorial representation of this kind is a class 1 misdemeanor; disclosing a genuine (non-synthetic) image of this kind is a class 5 felony, or a class 4 felony if disclosed by electronic means.
  • An interactive computer service is not liable under this section for content wholly provided by another party, and a disclosure made with the depicted person's consent is not unlawful.

If you get it wrong

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Criminal exposure note

Unlawful disclosure of an image depicting nudity or specific sexual activities is a class 5 felony, elevated to a class 4 felony if disclosed by electronic means; where the disclosed image is a realistic pictorial representation, the offense is instead a class 1 misdemeanor, the same class that applies to a mere threat to disclose.

What it reaches

Obligation class

Prohibition

What this law does

Drafted with AI from the cited sources under the direction of UnGovr staff. UnGovr holds editorial responsibility for this page.

Arizona's unlawful-disclosure-of-intimate-images statute defines a 'realistic pictorial representation' as an image created or modified to reasonably appear to be an actual image of an identifiable person depicted in a state of nudity or engaged in specific sexual activities that did not actually occur.

Intentionally disclosing an identifiable person's realistic pictorial representation, where the person has a reasonable expectation of privacy and the disclosure is made with intent to harm, harass, intimidate, threaten, or coerce them, is a class 1 misdemeanor. That is a lower tier than the class 5 felony, or class 4 felony if disclosed by electronic means, that applies to disclosure of a genuine, non-synthetic image.

This measure was enacted as Senate Bill 1462 and approved by the Governor on May 2, 2025, as 2025 Arizona Session Laws chapter 106.

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Read the law

official Arizona Revised Statutes text, Arizona State Legislature website
amendment confirmed against the official session law chapter text

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