
New York Deepfake Laws: AI Images, Voice Cloning & Penalties (2026)
New York has strong deepfake laws: Penal Law 245.15 criminalizes AI-altered intimate images, Civil Rights Law 52-c adds civil remedies, and Election Law 14-106 was updated in 2024.
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New York has strong deepfake laws: Penal Law 245.15 criminalizes AI-altered intimate images, Civil Rights Law 52-c adds civil remedies, and Election Law 14-106 was updated in 2024.

New Mexico HB 182 (2024) bans deceptive AI election media 90 days before a vote. No adult NCII deepfake law exists; the federal TAKE IT DOWN Act fills the gap.

New Hampshire has some of the nation's strongest deepfake laws. RSA 638:26-a (eff. Jan. 1, 2025) makes harmful deepfakes a Class B felony and creates a first-in-nation private right of action.

North Carolina outlaws sexual deepfakes of adults and AI-generated CSAM under Session Law 2024-37 (eff. Dec. 1, 2024). No election deepfake law yet. Learn penalties, civil remedies, and your options.

Missouri has no enacted deepfake-specific law for adults as of mid-2026. Learn what state and federal statutes protect you, what bills failed, and what victims can do.

Montana has among the most comprehensive deepfake laws in the US. Learn about HB 514 (NCII criminal), SB 25 (election disclosure), HB 513 (voice/likeness rights), and federal TAKE IT DOWN Act protections.

Nevada criminalizes AI-generated intimate deepfakes as a category D felony under NRS 200.780 (SB 213, 2025). Learn about election disclosure rules, voice-cloning rights, and federal protections.

Mississippi has an election deepfake law (SB 2577, eff. July 2024) and AI-CSAM statute (HB 1126, 2024), but no adult NCII deepfake law. Federal TAKE IT DOWN Act fills the gap for intimate imagery.

Nebraska criminalizes AI-generated CSAM and has a civil remedy for deepfake intimate images. No election deepfake law exists. Learn penalties and victim options.

Minnesota outlaws sexual deepfakes (Minn. Stat. § 617.262), election deepfakes (§ 609.771), and nudification apps (HF 1606, eff. Aug. 1, 2026). Learn penalties and victim rights.

Michigan criminalizes intimate deepfakes (PA 11 of 2025, up to 3 years), election deepfakes (MCL 168.932f, effective Feb 2024), and covers AI-CSAM under MCL 750.145c. No statutory voice-cloning law yet.

Kentucky has no deepfake-specific NCII law for adults, but KRS 531.120 covers nonconsensual intimate images, KRS 117.322 (2025) addresses election synthetic media, and federal TAKE IT DOWN Act now applies statewide.