Idaho HB 575 (2024) – Disclosing Explicit Synthetic Media
Idaho · Idaho HB 575, 67th Leg., 2nd Reg. Sess. (2024), signed Mar. 19, 2024
Idaho makes it a crime to knowingly disclose explicit synthetic media — AI-generated or digitally manipulated intimate imagery — of an identifiable person when the person did not consent and disclosure is likely to cause substantial emotional distress. This was Idaho's first law specifically targeting AI-generated revenge porn.
Technical detail
Idaho HB 575, 67th Leg., 2nd Reg. Sess. (2024), signed by Gov. Brad Little Mar. 19, 2024; criminalizes knowing disclosure of 'explicit synthetic media' depicting an identifiable person without consent and likely to cause substantial emotional distress; criminal penalties.
Who is protected: Identifiable persons depicted in nonconsensual explicit synthetic media
Who must comply: Any person who knowingly discloses explicit synthetic media without the subject's consent
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Idaho |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Status | In effect |
| Protection strength | Limited protection |
| Effective date | 2024-03-19 |
| Enacted | 2024-03-19 |
| Citation | Idaho HB 575, 67th Leg., 2nd Reg. Sess. (2024), signed Mar. 19, 2024 |
| Enforced by | Idaho county prosecutors / criminal courts |
| Penalties | Criminal penalties (misdemeanor or felony — specific Idaho Code citation needs confirmation from enrolled bill text) |
| Topics | non-consensual intimate imagery · deepfakes · AI-generated images |
| Last verified | 2026-06-12 |
| Official source | HOUSE BILL 575 – Idaho State Legislature (2024 Session) ↗ |
More AI rules in Idaho
- ID PDD law (HB 191) · In effect
- ID FAIR Elections Act · In effect
- Idaho AI Personhood Prohibition · In effect
- Idaho S1227 (AI in K-12 schools) · In effect
- Idaho Conversational AI Safety Act (chatbot disclosure + crisis protocol) · Enacted (not yet in effect)
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance Policy, Standard, an · 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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