Law / United States / Indiana
Child Exploitation and Possession of Child Pornography, obscene simulated or computer-generated images
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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, disseminate, or possess with intent to disseminate an obscene image of simulated sexual conduct that appears to depict a child under eighteen, whether or not the depicted child actually exists, including an image created by a computer program or artificial intelligence
- Do not knowingly possess or access such an image
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureYes
Private right of actionNo
Criminal exposure note
Child exploitation under subsection (b) is a Level 5 felony (imprisonment one to six years, fine up to $10,000 under Ind. Code § 35-50-2-6(b)), a Level 4 felony on aggravating circumstances listed in subsection (c) (imprisonment two to twelve years, fine up to $10,000 under Ind. Code § 35-50-2-5.5). Possession of child pornography under subsection (d) is a Level 6 felony (imprisonment six months to two and one-half years, fine up to $10,000 under Ind. Code § 35-50-2-7(b)), a Level 5 felony on the same aggravating circumstances listed in subsection (e).
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.
Indiana's child-exploitation statute defines "image" to include a computer-generated image, and separately reaches simulated sexual conduct involving a representation that appears to be a child under eighteen, where the representation is obscene, without requiring that the child depicted actually exist.
Producing, disseminating, or possessing with intent to disseminate such an image is child exploitation, a Level 5 felony (a Level 4 felony on aggravating circumstances such as the depicted conduct including force or a victim under twelve), and knowingly possessing or accessing such an image is possession of child pornography, a Level 6 felony (a Level 5 felony on the same aggravating circumstances).
This reaches an AI-generated depiction of a fictional child in an obscene sexual context on the same terms as any other computer-generated image; the statute's own code history shows its most recent amendment in 2022, predating the current wave of AI-specific legislation, and the calendar date on which the simulated-image and computer-generated-image language quoted here first took effect is not confirmed.
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