Law / United States / Arizona
Digital impersonation of a candidate or other person (civil action)
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In force since 21 May 2024.
An AI transparency rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 6 September 2026.
What it requires
- If you publish synthetic media depicting a real, identifiable person that was generated or manipulated using deep generative AI methods to convincingly replace or simulate that person's likeness or voice, reasonably convey to your audience that it is a digital impersonation, or that its authenticity is disputed, unless a reasonable person would already find that obvious.
- An interactive computer service is not liable under this section merely for publishing content created by another information content provider.
- Content that is commentary, parody, satire, criticism, or artistic expression, or that was created by or with the consent of the person depicted, falls outside this section's definition of digital impersonation.
If you get it wrong
Private right of actionYes
What this law does
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A candidate for public office or political party office, or any citizen of Arizona, may bring an action for digital impersonation, defined as synthetic media digitally manipulated or generated using deep generative methods and artificial intelligence techniques to convincingly replace or simulate a person's likeness or voice, created with intent to deceive, that a reasonable viewer or listener would believe is an authentic depiction, and that is not commentary, parody, satire, criticism, or artistic expression.
Liability turns on non-disclosure: a plaintiff must show the digital impersonation was published without the publisher reasonably conveying that it was a digital impersonation or that its authenticity was disputed, or that this would not be obvious to a reasonable person.
The sole remedy is preliminary and permanent declaratory relief unless the plaintiff also proves an additional element, such as a pending election within one hundred eighty days for a candidate-plaintiff, a sexual or criminal-act depiction, or reasonably expected personal, financial, or reputational harm, in which case injunctive relief and damages are also available.
An interactive computer service is not liable under this section merely for publishing content supplied by another information content provider. Enacted as chapter 193 of the 2024 session laws and approved by the Governor as an emergency measure on May 21, 2024, operative immediately, the section states that it applies fourteen days after its effective date.
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Read the law
official Arizona Revised Statutes text, Arizona State Legislature website
enactment date confirmed against the official session law chapter text