CO Intimate Digital Depictions Act (SB25-288)
Preventing Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Digital Depictions Act
Colorado · Colo. SB 25-288 (2025); see also Colo. Rev. Stat. Secs. 18-6-403, 13-21-1401 et seq.
- Status
- In effect
- Took effect
- August 6, 2025
- Applies to
- Any person who creates, possesses, or distributes covered child sexually exploitative material, or who discloses or threatens to disclose nonconsensual intimate digital depictions.
- Enforced by
- Colorado criminal prosecutors (district attorneys) for criminal provisions; courts for civil actions
Colorado expanded its sexual exploitation of a child statute so that realistic computer-generated or digitally created depictions of an identifiable child count as child sexually exploitative material, even when no real child was photographed. The same act creates a civil cause of action allowing a person to sue someone who discloses, or threatens to disclose, a nonconsensual intimate digital depiction (including AI-generated or edited imagery). Courts can grant restraining orders and injunctive relief, and prevailing plaintiffs can recover substantial damages.
Who is protected: Identifiable children depicted in synthetic exploitative material, and individuals depicted in nonconsensual intimate digital depictions.
Legal detail
SB25-288 amends Colorado's child sexual exploitation definitions to include realistic digitized or computer-generated depictions of an identifiable child and establishes a private cause of action for nonconsensual disclosure or threatened disclosure of intimate digital depictions.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Colorado |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Strength | Limited |
| Enacted | June 2, 2025 |
| Citation | Colo. SB 25-288 (2025); see also Colo. Rev. Stat. Secs. 18-6-403, 13-21-1401 et seq. |
| Private right of action | Yes, individuals can sue |
| Penalties | Criminal penalties under the existing exploitation/intimate-image statutes (including misdemeanor and felony classifications). For the civil intimate-digital-depiction action, a plaintiff may recover the greater of actual damages or liquidated damages of $150,000 plus the defendant's monetary gain, exemplary damages, and litigation costs including reasonable attorney fees, along with restraining orders and injunctive relief. |
| Topics | non-consensual intimate imagery · children's online safety |
| Bill text | SB25-288 Intimate Digital Depictions Criminal & Civil Actions - Colorado General Assembly |
More AI rules in Colorado
- CO SB 17-213 (AV statute) · In effect
- CO Insurance Algorithmic Discrimination Law · In effect
- Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) · In effect
- CO Candidate Deepfake Disclosure Law · In effect
- Colorado AI Act (repealed) · Repealed / replaced
- SB 26-189 (Colorado ADMT Law) · Enacted (not yet 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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