Disclosing explicit synthetic media

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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 knowingly disclose explicit synthetic media (an image or video created or altered using technical means such as artificial intelligence to realistically misrepresent an identifiable person as engaging in conduct they did not engage in) of a real, identifiable person without their consent where disclosure would cause substantial emotional distress, or with intent to annoy, terrify, threaten, intimidate, harass, offend, humiliate, or degrade that person, or to extort money or other valuable consideration by threatening disclosure.
The felony tier applies if the identifiable person is a minor, or if you were previously convicted of a violation of this section or a similar statute elsewhere within the past five years; otherwise a violation is a misdemeanor.
Exceptions to the lack-of-consent-and-emotional-distress theory of liability (subsection (1)(a) only, not the harassment-intent or extortion theories) exist for a lawful criminal investigation or prosecution, reporting unlawful conduct, a matter of genuine public interest, legitimate scientific research or education, and disclosure in the normal course of civil legal proceedings or under a court's nondissemination order; a public figure's mere presence in the media does not by itself make it a matter of public interest.
As an interactive computer service, information service, or telecommunication service, you are not liable for another person's content unless you intentionally aid or abet the disclosure.

If you get it wrong

Criminal exposureYes

Criminal exposure note

A misdemeanor for a base violation; a felony, punishable by imprisonment for no more than ten years, a fine of no more than $25,000, or both, where the identifiable person is under eighteen or the violator has a qualifying prior conviction within the past five years.

Penalty structure

The felony tier's maximum fine; up to ten years' imprisonment may be imposed instead of, or together with, the fine. The base misdemeanor tier under subsection (2) carries no fine or imprisonment figure stated in this section.

Rule: Fixed only
As of: 6 September 2026
Currency: USD
Fixed cap: 25,000

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.

A person is guilty of disclosing explicit synthetic media (any image or video created or altered using technical means, such as artificial intelligence, to realistically misrepresent an identifiable individual as engaging in conduct in which the individual did not engage) when the person knowingly discloses it either knowing or having reason to know the identifiable person did not consent and that disclosure would cause substantial emotional distress, or with intent to annoy, terrify, threaten, intimidate, harass, offend, humiliate, or degrade the identifiable person, or possesses and threatens to disclose it to obtain money or other valuable consideration.

A base violation is a misdemeanor; it becomes a felony, punishable by up to ten years' imprisonment, a fine of up to $25,000, or both, where the identifiable person is under eighteen or the person was previously found guilty of a violation of this section or a similar statute elsewhere within the past five years.

Exceptions to the lack-of-consent-and-emotional-distress theory of liability under subsection (1)(a) cover disclosure for a lawful criminal investigation or prosecution, reporting unlawful conduct, a matter of genuine public interest (a public figure's mere presence does not by itself qualify), legitimate scientific research or education, or disclosure made in the normal course of civil legal proceedings or under a nondissemination court order; none of them reaches the harassment-intent theory in subsection (1)(b) or the extortion theory in subsection (1)(c).

An interactive computer service, information service, or telecommunication service is not liable for content provided by another person unless it intentionally aids or abets the disclosure. Added in 2024 (chapter 105) and amended in 2026 (chapter 121); the codified section's own history note gives only the enacting and amending chapters and years, not a specific commencement day, so the commencement date is left unset rather than assumed.

When LexLint raises it

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Read the law

official Idaho Statutes text, Idaho State Legislature website

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