Florida Generated CSAM Law (AI-generated)
Florida Generated Child Pornography Law (CS/CS/SB 1680 — Advanced Technology)
Florida · Fla. CS/CS/SB 1680 (2024); ch. 2024-118, Laws of Fla.; Fla. Stat. Sec. 827.072
- Status
- In effect
- Took effect
- July 1, 2024
- Applies to
- All persons in Florida, who are prohibited from creating, possessing, controlling, or intentionally viewing generated child pornography.
- Enforced by
- Florida state and local prosecutors; Florida Department of Law Enforcement (criminal enforcement)
This law extends Florida's child-exploitation statutes to cover computer-generated and AI-generated imagery. It creates a new crime for 'generated child pornography,' defined as any image created, altered, adapted, or modified by electronic or computer-generated means to portray a fictitious person whom a reasonable person would regard as a real child under 18 engaged in sexual conduct. The law makes it a felony to intentionally create such imagery, or to knowingly possess, control, or intentionally view it.
Who is protected: Children and the public, by criminalizing synthetic/AI-generated child sexual abuse material.
Legal detail
CS/CS/SB 1680 (2024) creates Fla. Stat. Sec. 827.072, defining and criminalizing 'generated child pornography' — imagery electronically or computer-generated to depict a fictitious person a reasonable person would regard as a real minor engaged in sexual conduct.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Florida |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Strength | Limited |
| Enacted | April 26, 2024 |
| Citation | Fla. CS/CS/SB 1680 (2024); ch. 2024-118, Laws of Fla.; Fla. Stat. Sec. 827.072 |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Penalties | Intentionally creating, or knowingly possessing/controlling/intentionally viewing, generated child pornography is a third-degree felony under Fla. Stat. Sec. 827.072, in line with existing child-exploitation penalties. |
| Topics | children's online safety · AI-generated images |
| Bill text | The Florida Senate — CS/CS/SB 1680 (2024), Advanced Technology |
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