Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas HB1529: TO CREATE THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF UNLAWFUL CREATION OR DISTRIBUTION OF DEEPFAKE VISUAL MATERIAL; AND TO ESTABLISH A CAUSE OF ACTION FOR UNLAWFUL CREATION OF DEEPFAKE VISUAL MATERIAL
Status: Chaptered, April 17, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act concerning deepfake visual material of a sexual nature; to create the criminal offense of unlawful creation and distribution of deepfake visual material; to establish a cause of action for unlawful creation of deepfake visual material; and for other purposes. subtitle to create the criminal offense of unlawful creation or distribution of deepfake visual material; and to establish a cause of action for unlawful creation of deepfake visual material.
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT CONCERNING DEEPFAKE VISUAL MATERIAL OF A SEXUAL NATURE; TO CREATE THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF UNLAWFUL CREATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF DEEPFAKE VISUAL MATERIAL; TO ESTABLISH A CAUSE OF ACTION FOR UNLAWFUL CREATION OF DEEPFAKE VISUAL MATERIAL; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO CREATE THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF UNLAWFUL CREATION OR DISTRIBUTION OF DEEPFAKE VISUAL MATERIAL; AND TO ESTABLISH A CAUSE OF ACTION FOR UNLAWFUL CREATION OF DEEPFAKE VISUAL MATERIAL. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 5, Chapter 14, Subchapter 1, is amended to add an additional section to read as follows: 5-14-139. Unlawful creation or distribution of deepfake visual material. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Deepfake visual material" means a photograph, image, video, or other visual depiction that: (A) Appears to an ordinary person to be an authentic *CEB051* 04-07-2025 10:22:09 CEB051 As Engrossed: H3/19/25 H4/7/25 HB1529 depiction of an identifiable person; and (B) Is generated, modified, or adapted using technology to falsely depict a person's appearance, voice, or conduct; and (2) "Identifiable" means recognizable as a specific person by the person's face, likeness, or other distinguishing characteristics. (b) A person commits the offense of unlawful creation or distribution of deepfake visual material if he or she, without consent of the …