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Unlawful Dissemination of an Intimate Synthetically Created Image
Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 53a-189d, created by 2025 Conn. Pub. Acts 25-168, Sec. 261
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In force 11 months, effective 1 October 2025.
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As of 6 September 2026.
What it requires
- This offense has been in effect since October 1, 2025.
- Do not intentionally disseminate a synthetically created intimate image of an identifiable person without that person's consent, where the person suffers harm as a result.
- A synthetically created image includes one that is partially or wholly computer-generated and is virtually indistinguishable from an actual depiction of the person.
- Dissemination to more than one person over an interactive computer, information, or telecommunications service carries a higher penalty tier than dissemination to one person, and creating or acquiring the image with intent to harm raises the tier further.
- An interactive computer, information, or telecommunications service provider is not liable for content another person provided.
What this law does
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In effect since October 1, 2025.
A person commits unlawful dissemination of an intimate synthetically created image by intentionally disseminating, without the depicted person's consent, an image that is not wholly recorded by a camera or is partially or wholly computer-generated, depicts a person's genitals, pubic area, buttocks, breast, or sexual intercourse, and is virtually indistinguishable from what a reasonable person would believe is an actual depiction of an identifiable person, where the depicted person suffers harm from the dissemination.
Dissemination to one person is a class D misdemeanor, or a class A misdemeanor if the person created or acquired the image intending to cause harm; dissemination to more than one person through an interactive computer, information, or telecommunications service is a class C misdemeanor, or a class D felony with that same intent. An interactive computer service, information service, or telecommunications service provider is not liable for content provided by another person.
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