Arkansas Deepfake Sexual Content Act
Arkansas Deepfake Sexual Content Act (HB 1529, Act 827 of 2025)
Arkansas · 2025 Ark. Acts 827 (HB 1529)
- Status
- In effect
- Took effect
- April 17, 2025
- Applies to
- Creators and distributors of deepfake sexual imagery; platforms without safeguards
- Enforced by
- Arkansas county prosecutors; Arkansas Attorney General (incl. against platforms)
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.
Who is protected: Any identifiable person depicted without consent in AI-generated sexual imagery
Legal 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.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Arkansas |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Strength | Limited |
| Enacted | April 17, 2025 |
| Citation | 2025 Ark. Acts 827 (HB 1529) |
| 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 |
| Bill text | HB 1529 — Arkansas State Legislature (95th GA) |
More AI rules in Arkansas
- Arkansas public entity AI/ADS policy mandate (Act 848, 2025) · In effect
- 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 Analytics Center… · In effect
Related non-consensual intimate imagery rules elsewhere
- Arizona HB 2133 deepfake sexual content — vetoed 2026 · Vetoed
- Illinois HB 3851 — deepfake cyberbullying in schools (2026) · In effect
- TAKE IT DOWN Act · In effect
- DEFIANCE Act (deepfake-porn civil suits) · Proposed / pending
- NY S5959-D (2020, digital replicas + deepfake porn) · In effect
- Missouri Deepfake & Digital Media Protection Act · Proposed / pending
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