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Child pornography prohibited, computer-generated and digitally altered depictions

R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-9-1.3

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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, transport, reproduce, or possess a visual depiction of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct, including a computer-generated or digitally altered image of a minor; this statute's definition already reaches an AI-generated or AI-altered depiction without needing separate AI-specific language.
  • An identifiable-minor depiction is covered even where it was created or modified using an image of the minor taken at another time, and proof of the minor's actual identity is not required.

If you get it wrong

Criminal exposureYes

Private right of actionNo

Penalty structure

Two tiers: production, transport, or reproduction (subdivisions (a)(1) through (a)(3)) is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 and imprisonment of not more than fifteen years, or both; mere possession (subdivision (a)(4)) is punishable by not more than $5,000 and five years, or both.

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

What this law does

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

Section 11-9-1.3 defines "child pornography" to include a visual depiction that is a digital image, computer image, or computer-generated image of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct, or one that has been created, adapted, or modified to display an identifiable minor engaging in such conduct, alongside the ordinary case of an actual minor's image.

This technology-neutral language, in force since 2001 and last amended in 2004, already reaches an AI-generated or AI-altered depiction without needing a dedicated 2024 or 2025 amendment; no such amendment was located. Production, transport, or reproduction of covered material is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 and imprisonment of not more than fifteen years, or both; mere possession is punishable by not more than $5,000 and five years, or both.

When LexLint raises it

  • generates_content
  • publishes_adult_content

Read the law

official text, Rhode Island General Laws (webserver.rilegislature.gov)

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