Minnesota HF 2432 (AI-generated CSAM)
Minnesota HF 2432 (2025) — CSAM Definition Expanded to Generative-AI Images
Minnesota · Minn. Stat. 617.246; Laws 2025, ch. 35 (HF 2432)
- Status
- In effect
- Took effect
- August 1, 2025
- Applies to
- Anyone subject to Minnesota's CSAM prohibitions (creation, possession, dissemination, etc.).
- Enforced by
- Minnesota prosecutors / state criminal justice system; Minnesota Attorney General.
Minnesota expanded its child sexual abuse material law to cover images produced with generative AI. The definition now reaches a visual depiction of someone indistinguishable from an actual minor that is created by feeding prompts into generative AI or similar technology, shows the person engaged in sexual conduct, and is obscene. This closes a gap so that synthetic, AI-generated imagery can be prosecuted under the existing CSAM framework.
Who is protected: Children, including those depicted in AI-generated synthetic imagery.
Legal detail
Minn. Stat. 617.246 (amended by Laws 2025, ch. 35) extends the definition of child sexual abuse material to a depiction 'indistinguishable from an actual minor created by the use of generative artificial intelligence' from prompts, depicting sexual conduct and obscene; existing CSAM criminal penalties apply.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Minnesota |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Strength | Limited |
| Enacted | June 14, 2025 |
| Citation | Minn. Stat. 617.246; Laws 2025, ch. 35 (HF 2432) |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Penalties | Existing Minnesota criminal penalties for child sexual abuse material apply to the newly covered generative-AI depictions. |
| Topics | children's online safety · AI-generated images |
| Statute | Minnesota Statutes 617.246 — Possession of child sexual abuse material |
More AI rules in Minnesota
- MN HF 1606 AI Nudification Ban (2026) · In effect
- xAI v. Ellison (MN nudification ban challenge) · Blocked / in litigation
- MN drone-warrant law (2020) · In effect
- Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act · In effect
- MN Deepfake Law · In effect
- Minnesota SF 4097 (social-media algorithm disclosure) · In effect
Related children's online safety rules elsewhere
- PA v. Character.AI (Fake Psychiatrist Chatbot) · Blocked / in litigation
- RI AI Companion Self-Harm Safety (2026) · Enacted (not yet in effect)
- Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act (KIDS Act) (H.R. 7757) · Proposed / pending
- Oregon SB 1546 (AI companion chatbot disclosure + private right of action) · Enacted (not yet in effect)
- xAI v. Harwood (Grok NCII Counter-Suit 2026) · Blocked / in litigation
- Blanchester OH schools AI policy EDEC (Jun. 29, 2026) · In effect
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