Alabama Nonconsensual Private Images Law incl. Synthetic Deepfakes (HB 161, 2024)
Alabama · 2024 Ala. Acts (HB 161), amending Ala. Code § 13A-6-240
Alabama prohibits the nonconsensual creation or distribution of 'private images,' expressly including AI-altered or synthetically generated depictions of people in nudity or sexual conduct. Both distribution and creation are criminalized.
Technical detail
Ala. HB 161 (2024), eff. Oct. 1, 2024, amends Ala. Code § 13A-6-240 to criminalize knowingly creating (recording or altering) or distributing a private image without consent, covering synthetic/AI-generated depictions.
Who is protected: Any identifiable person depicted without consent in a real or synthetic intimate image
Who must comply: Anyone who creates or distributes private images without consent in Alabama
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Alabama |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Status | In effect |
| Protection strength | Limited protection |
| Effective date | 2024-10-01 |
| Enacted | 2024-04-24 |
| Citation | 2024 Ala. Acts (HB 161), amending Ala. Code § 13A-6-240 |
| Enforced by | Alabama county prosecutors; Alabama Attorney General |
| Penalties | Criminal penalties under Ala. Code § 13A (class not confirmed from secondary sources) |
| Topics | non-consensual intimate imagery · deepfakes · AI-generated images |
| Last verified | 2026-06-12 |
| Official source | Alabama HB 161 — 2024 Regular Session (LegiScan) ↗ |
More AI rules in Alabama
- Alabama Election Deepfake Law · In effect
- Alabama Child Protection Act (AI-generated CSAM) · In effect
- Alabama Personal Data Protection Act (privacy / profiling opt-out) · Enacted (not yet in effect)
- Executive Order No. 738 - Alabama Generative Artificial Inte · In effect
- Alabama Generative AI Acceptable Use Policy (AI-GV-P2) · In effect
Related non-consensual intimate imagery rules elsewhere
- Arizona HB 2133 deepfake sexual content — vetoed 2026 · Vetoed
- TAKE IT DOWN Act · In effect
- DEFIANCE Act (deepfake-porn civil suits) · Proposed / pending
- NY S5959-D (2020, digital replicas + deepfake porn) · In effect
- VA HB 2678 (2019, first deepfake-NCII criminal law) · In effect
- Missouri Deepfake & Digital Media Protection Act · Proposed / pending
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