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SB 2577 (2024), Wrongful Dissemination of Digitizations (Election Deepfakes)

Miss. Code Ann. Title 97, Ch. 13 (new section created by SB 2577, 2024 Regular Session)

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In force since 1 July 2024.

An AI transparency rule binding public and private bodies.

As of 6 September 2026.

What it requires

  • Do not disseminate, or contract to disseminate, an image or audio altered or created using AI or similar technology (a digitization) within 90 days of an election if you know or should know it is a digitization, it lacks the depicted person's consent, and it is disseminated with intent to injure a candidate, influence the election result, or deter voting.
  • Carrying a clear and prominent disclosure throughout the digitization that the depicted person did not actually engage in the shown speech or conduct is a defense to prosecution.
  • An interactive computer service provider as defined in 47 U.S.C. 230(f), most broadcasters carrying a bona fide news report, and content that is satire or parody are excluded from liability.

If you get it wrong

Criminal exposureYes

Criminal exposure note

A violation committed with intent to incite or cause violence or bodily harm, to deter voting, or a second or subsequent violation within five years, is punishable by up to five years imprisonment or a fine of up to $10,000, or both. Any other violation is punishable by up to one year imprisonment or a fine of up to $5,000, or both.

Penalty structure

Two tiers: an aggravated or repeat violation carries a fine of up to $10,000; any other violation carries a fine of up to $5,000. Both tiers also carry imprisonment (up to five years for the aggravated tier, up to one year otherwise).

Rule
Fixed only
As of
6 September 2026
Minimum
5,000
Currency
USD
Fixed cap
10,000

What it reaches

Obligation class

Prohibition, Content labelling

What this law does

Drafted with AI from the cited sources under the direction of UnGovr staff. UnGovr holds editorial responsibility for this page.

Makes it a crime to disseminate, or contract to disseminate, a digitization, defined to include an image or audio altered or created using software, machine learning, artificial intelligence or other computer-generated or technological means (a deepfake), within ninety days of an election, without the depicted individual's consent, and with intent to injure a candidate, influence the election result, or deter voting.

A first violation is a misdemeanor; a violation committed with intent to incite violence or bodily harm, to deter voting, or a second or subsequent violation within five years is a more serious offense. Carrying a clear and prominent disclosure throughout the digitization that the depicted individual did not actually engage in the shown speech or conduct is a defense to prosecution. Signed by the Governor April 30, 2024.

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Read the law

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