GA Synthetic NCII Transmission Law
Georgia Prohibition on Nude or Sexually Explicit Electronic Transmissions (Synthetic/Deepfake Imagery) (O.C.G.A. 16-11-90)
Georgia · O.C.G.A. Sec. 16-11-90
- Status
- In effect
- Took effect
- May 2, 2022
- Applies to
- Any person who electronically transmits or posts such imagery.
- Enforced by
- Georgia state and local prosecutors (criminal enforcement).
Georgia makes it a crime to electronically send or post a nude or sexually explicit image of an identifiable adult without that person's consent when the purpose is to harass or cause financial harm. The statute expressly reaches a 'falsely created' video or still image, meaning synthetic or deepfake depictions are treated the same as real photographs. Posting such material to certain explicit websites is punished more harshly than other electronic transmission.
Who is protected: Identifiable adults depicted in nonconsensual real or synthetically created nude/sexually explicit imagery.
Legal detail
O.C.G.A. 16-11-90 criminalizes the nonconsensual electronic transmission or posting of nude or sexually explicit imagery of an identifiable adult, including a 'falsely created videographic or still image' (the synthetic-image language was inserted in 2020 and the section was carried forward through the 2022 Code revision, 2022 Ga. Laws 782).
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Georgia |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Strength | Limited |
| Enacted | May 2, 2022 |
| Citation | O.C.G.A. Sec. 16-11-90 |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Penalties | Criminal offense. A first violation is generally a misdemeanor; posting to certain sexually explicit websites and repeat conduct are punished as felonies, with escalating fines and possible imprisonment as set out in the statute. |
| Topics | non-consensual intimate imagery · AI-generated images · deepfakes · consumer data privacy |
| Statute | O.C.G.A. Sec. 16-11-90 — Prohibition on Nude or Sexually Explicit Electronic Transmissions (2024 Georgia Code) |
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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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