Michigan Intimate Deep Fakes Act
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)
- Status
- In effect
- Took effect
- August 26, 2025
- Applies to
- Anyone who creates, solicits, or distributes intimate deepfakes in Michigan
- Enforced by
- Michigan Attorney General; county prosecutors; civil courts
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.
Who is protected: Any identifiable individual depicted without consent in an intimate AI-generated image or video
Legal 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.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Michigan |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Strength | Limited |
| Enacted | August 26, 2025 |
| Citation | 2025 Mich. Pub. Acts 10–11 (HB 4047–4048) |
| 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 |
| Bill text | Enrolled House Bill No. 4047 — Public Act 10 of 2025, Michigan Legislature |
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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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