Michigan Protection from Intimate Deep Fakes Act (HB 4047/4048, Public Acts 10–11 of 2025)
Michigan · 2025 Mich. Pub. Acts 10–11 (HB 4047–4048)
Michigan makes it a crime to create or distribute AI-generated sexually explicit images of a real, identifiable person without their consent. First offenses carry up to one year in jail and a $3,000 fine; aggravated violations (posting online, extortion, prior conviction) escalate to a felony with up to three years. Victims may also sue for damages, injunctions, and up to $1,000/day for violating a restraining order.
Technical detail
HB 4047 (Pub. Act 10 of 2025) creates the Protection from Intimate Deep Fakes Act criminalizing nonconsensual creation or distribution of intimate deepfakes of identifiable persons; HB 4048 (Pub. Act 11) adds aggravated dissemination to sentencing guidelines. Signed Aug. 26, 2025.
Who is protected: Any identifiable individual depicted without consent in an intimate AI-generated image or video
Who must comply: Anyone who creates, solicits, or distributes intimate deepfakes in Michigan
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Michigan |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Status | In effect |
| Protection strength | Limited protection |
| Effective date | 2025-08-26 |
| Enacted | 2025-08-26 |
| Citation | 2025 Mich. Pub. Acts 10–11 (HB 4047–4048) |
| Enforced by | Michigan Attorney General; county prosecutors; civil courts |
| Private right of action | Yes — individuals can sue |
| Penalties | Misdemeanor up to 1 year/$3,000; aggravated felony up to 3 years/$5,000; civil damages and up to $1,000/day TRO-violation fines |
| Topics | non-consensual intimate imagery · deepfakes · AI-generated images · consumer protection |
| Last verified | 2026-06-12 |
| Official source | Enrolled House Bill No. 4047 — Public Act 10 of 2025, Michigan Legislature ↗ |
More AI rules in Michigan
- MI SAVE Acts (2016 AV package) · In effect
- Michigan Election Deepfake Law · In effect
- Michigan HB 5141 (AI political-ad disclaimer) · In effect
- Adoption and Usage of Artificial Intelligence: Guidelines 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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