Law / United States / Minnesota
Nonconsensual Deepfake Sexual Imagery, Civil and Criminal Liability
Minn. Stat. §§ 604.32, 617.262 (2023 c 58 ss 1, 3)
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In force since 1 August 2023.
An AI prohibited practices rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 6 September 2026.
What it requires
- Do not disseminate an AI-generated deep fake realistically depicting a person's intimate parts or the person engaging in a sexual act, knowing or with reason to know the depicted individual did not consent to its dissemination.
- The offense escalates to a felony where the disseminator profited, operates a website or app for the purpose of disseminating such material, posted it online, obtained it unlawfully, or has a prior conviction under the chapter.
- A depicted individual may also sue civilly for damages, disgorgement of profit, a civil penalty of up to $100,000, and injunctive relief.
- An interactive computer service or telecommunications provider is not liable under section 617.262 solely for content provided by another person.
What this law does
Drafted with AI from the cited sources under the direction of UnGovr staff. UnGovr holds editorial responsibility for this page.
It is a crime under section 617.262 to intentionally disseminate a deep fake that realistically depicts a person's intimate parts, artificially generated intimate parts presented as the depicted individual's, or the depicted individual engaging in a sexual act, knowing or with reason to know the depicted individual did not consent, where the individual is identifiable.
The base offense is a gross misdemeanor; it becomes a felony punishable by up to three years and a $5,000 fine where an aggravating factor applies, including that the actor profited, ran a website for the purpose of disseminating the material, obtained it by hacking, or has a prior conviction under the chapter.
A parallel civil cause of action at section 604.32, enacted the same day, lets the depicted individual sue for general and special damages, disgorgement of the disseminator's profit, a civil penalty of up to $100,000, and injunctive relief, with a civil fine of up to $1,000 per day for violating an order under the section.
Both sections exempt dissemination for law-enforcement, medical-treatment, newsworthy, scientific, or legal-proceeding purposes, and section 617.262 immunizes interactive computer services and telecommunications providers for content provided by another person.
When LexLint raises it
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Read the law
official text, Office of the Revisor of Statutes (revisor.mn.gov)