Nebraska LB 371 (2025) – Civil Liability for Computer-Generated Intimate Images
Nebraska · Neb. LB 371, 109th Leg., 1st Sess. (2025), approved May 30, 2025
Nebraska extended its existing civil remedies act for unauthorized disclosure of intimate images to explicitly cover computer-generated or digitally manipulated depictions, including AI deepfakes. Victims can sue civilly when AI-fabricated intimate imagery is shared without consent. The bill passed 49-0.
Technical detail
Neb. LB 371, 109th Leg., 1st Sess., approved by Governor May 30, 2025; amends the Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act to provide civil liability for images created by computer generation or digital manipulation, introduced by Sen. DeBoer.
Who is protected: Any identifiable person depicted in nonconsensual computer-generated or digitally manipulated intimate imagery
Who must comply: Any person who discloses computer-generated intimate images without consent
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Nebraska |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Status | In effect |
| Protection strength | Limited protection |
| Effective date | 2025-05-30 |
| Enacted | 2025-05-30 |
| Citation | Neb. LB 371, 109th Leg., 1st Sess. (2025), approved May 30, 2025 |
| Enforced by | Civil courts (private right of action) |
| Private right of action | Yes — individuals can sue |
| Penalties | Civil damages as specified in Nebraska's Uniform Civil Remedies Act |
| Topics | non-consensual intimate imagery · deepfakes · AI-generated images |
| Last verified | 2026-07-24 |
| Official source | Nebraska Legislative Bill 371 – Approved by the Governor May 30, 2025 (Official Slip Law) ↗ |
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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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