In effect
Limited protection
Pennsylvania Deepfake NCII & AI CSAM Law (Act 125 of 2024)
Pennsylvania · 2024 Pa. Laws Act 125 (SB 1213); 18 Pa. C.S. §§ 3131, 6312
Pennsylvania criminalized creating and distributing sexual deepfakes of any person, and classified AI-generated sexual depictions of minors as child sexual abuse material. The Attorney General has already charged people under this law.
Technical detail
2024 Pa. Laws Act 125 (SB 22), amending 18 Pa. C.S. §§ 3131 and 6312: criminalizes nonconsensual AI-generated sexual depictions and AI-generated CSAM; felony penalties for CSAM.
Who is protected: Anyone depicted in nonconsensual sexual deepfakes; minors
Who must comply: Creators, distributors, and possessors of qualifying content
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Status | In effect |
| Protection strength | Limited protection |
| Effective date | 2024-12-28 |
| Enacted | 2024-10-29 |
| Citation | 2024 Pa. Laws Act 125 (SB 1213); 18 Pa. C.S. §§ 3131, 6312 |
| Enforced by | Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General; district attorneys |
| Penalties | Felony for AI CSAM; criminal penalties for NCII deepfakes |
| Topics | non-consensual intimate imagery · deepfakes · AI-generated images · children's online safety |
| Last verified | 2026-06-12 |
| Official source | Act 125 and Deep Fakes — Pennsylvania Department of Education ↗ |
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- Pennsylvania Municipal Data Center Moratorium Bills (Coleman · Proposed / pending
- House Bill 2512 — Banning surveillance pricing by rideshare · Proposed / pending
- Senate Bill 1345 - Municipal Data Center Development Morator · Proposed / pending
- PA Act 130 of 2022 (HAVs) · In effect
- PA PDD law (Act 130/2020) · 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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