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West Virginia has no state law against adult intimate deepfakes, but federal TAKE IT DOWN Act fills the gap. State law SB 198 (W.Va. Code §61-8C-12) criminalizes AI-generated CSAM with up to 10 years prison.
Virginia's § 18.2-386.2 (amended 2019, 2024) was among the first deepfake NCII laws in the nation. Learn the penalties, what is and isn't covered, and how federal law fills the gaps.
South Dakota has three deepfake laws: SDCL 22-21-4 (manipulated intimate images), SB 79 (2024) AI-CSAM, and SB 164 (2025) election deepfakes. SB 41 adds a felony tier effective July 1, 2026.
Pennsylvania has enacted two deepfake laws: Act 125 (2024) criminalizes AI sexual imagery, and Act 35 (2025) bans digital forgery including AI voice cloning. Penalties up to felony.
Tennessee has enacted multiple deepfake laws: the ELVIS Act (voice cloning, eff. July 2024), the Preventing Deepfake Images Act (NCII felony, eff. July 2025), and a new election-deepfake disclosure law (eff. July 2026).
Rhode Island outlaws AI deepfakes in two areas: nonconsensual intimate images under R.I. Gen. Laws s. 11-64-3 (signed July 2, 2025) and election deepfakes under ch. 17-30. No voice-cloning statute yet.
Oregon criminalizes nonconsensual intimate deepfakes under ORS 163.472 (HB 2299, eff. Jan. 1, 2026) and requires disclosure of synthetic media in political ads under ORS 260.268 (SB 1571, 2024).
Oklahoma criminalizes AI-generated sexual deepfakes under 21 O.S. s. 1040.13b (HB 1364, eff. Nov. 1, 2025). Learn the penalties, what is not yet covered, and how federal law fills the gaps.
South Carolina enacted H 3058 in May 2025, criminalizing nonconsensual intimate deepfakes (NCII) under S.C. Code ss. 16-15-330 to 16-15-332. Learn the penalties, civil remedies, and gaps in SC deepfake law.
New Jersey enacted P.L. 2025, c.40 (A3540) on April 2, 2025, creating criminal and civil penalties for deepfakes used to commit crimes. Learn NJ's statutes, penalties, and victim options.
North Dakota outlaws sexual deepfakes (Class A misdemeanor, up to $10,000 civil damages) and requires AI disclosure in political ads. Learn what the 2025 laws cover.
Ohio has no enacted state deepfake law as of 2026. SB 163 (pending House) would criminalize AI-CSAM and expand identity fraud. Federal TAKE IT DOWN Act applies now, and an Ohio man was its first-ever conviction.