Arkansas Deepfake Sexual Content Act (HB 1529, Act 827 of 2025)
Arkansas · 2025 Ark. Acts 827 (HB 1529)
Arkansas criminalizes creating or distributing deepfake sexual imagery — AI-generated or digitally manipulated images that appear authentic and depict an identifiable person in nudity or sexual conduct without consent. First offense is a Class A misdemeanor, repeats are felonies; victims can sue for punitive damages, and the Attorney General can sue platforms that lack reasonable safeguards against generating this content.
Technical detail
Ark. HB 1529 (Act 827 of 2025), eff. Apr. 17, 2025: criminal offense (Class A misdemeanor → Class D felony for repeats), civil cause of action with punitive damages and fees, and AG authority against platforms lacking safeguards.
Who is protected: Any identifiable person depicted without consent in AI-generated sexual imagery
Who must comply: Creators and distributors of deepfake sexual imagery; platforms without safeguards
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Arkansas |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Status | In effect |
| Protection strength | Limited protection |
| Effective date | 2025-04-17 |
| Enacted | 2025-04-17 |
| Citation | 2025 Ark. Acts 827 (HB 1529) |
| Enforced by | Arkansas county prosecutors; Arkansas Attorney General (incl. against platforms) |
| Private right of action | Yes — individuals can sue |
| Penalties | Class A misdemeanor (first), Class D felony (subsequent); civil actual/compensatory/punitive damages |
| Topics | non-consensual intimate imagery · deepfakes · AI-generated images · consumer protection |
| Last verified | 2026-06-12 |
| Official source | HB 1529 — Arkansas State Legislature (95th GA) ↗ |
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- Arkansas Frank Broyles Act AI amendment — voice and likeness protection (2025) · In effect
- AR Act 1096 (2019 AV) · In effect
- Arkansas AI CSAM Law · In effect
- AR Generative AI Ownership Act (Act 927) · In effect
- Initial Report - Arkansas Artificial Intelligence and Analyt · 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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