Utah HB 276 Voyeurism Act (AI counterfeit intimate images / NCII)
Utah House Bill 276 — Artificial Intelligence Modifications (Digital Voyeurism Prevention Act)
Utah · Utah Code 13-72b-101 to -401 (H.B. 276, 2026)
- Status
- Enacted (not yet in effect)
- Takes effect
- January 1, 2027
- Applies to
- Generation services and covered platforms that distribute or host such content.
- Enforced by
- Private civil litigation in Utah courts.
This part of Utah's AI Modifications law targets AI-generated counterfeit intimate images. An online 'generation service' that lets users create images and then distributes a counterfeit intimate image of an identifiable person without consent violates that person's privacy. Generation services must warn users and get a safe harbor with a written policy and safeguards. Platforms that host content may not knowingly allow distribution of nonconsensual counterfeit intimate images and must run notice-and-takedown procedures aligned with the federal Take It Down Act (48-hour removal). Victims can sue for injunctions, actual and punitive damages, and attorney fees.
Who is protected: Identifiable individuals depicted in nonconsensual AI-generated counterfeit intimate images.
Legal detail
Enacts Utah Code Title 13 Chapter 72b (Digital Voyeurism Prevention Act): 13-72b-201 (generation-service consent duty), 13-72b-202 (private action; actual + emotional-distress + punitive damages, fees), 13-72b-203 (safe harbor), 13-72b-301 to -304 (covered-platform duty, 48-hour Take It Down Act-aligned takedown, liability, safe harbor).
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Utah |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Strength | Limited |
| Enacted | March 24, 2026 |
| Citation | Utah Code 13-72b-101 to -401 (H.B. 276, 2026) |
| Private right of action | Yes, individuals can sue |
| Penalties | Private right of action with injunctive relief and image destruction; actual damages (including emotional distress), punitive damages for willful violations, and attorney fees; each distribution or post-notice failure is a separate violation. |
| Topics | non-consensual intimate imagery · AI-generated images |
| Bill text | Enrolled Copy H.B. 276, Artificial Intelligence Modifications (2026 General Session) |
More AI rules in Utah
- Utah HB 76 data center water transparency (2026) · In effect
- Utah EO 2026-08 pro-human AI in state government · In effect
- UT HB 101 (2019 AV statute) · In effect
- UT drone-wildfire law · In effect
- Utah H.B. 148 (computer-generated CSAM & intimate images count as illegal) · In effect
- Utah H.B. 238 (AI-generated child sexual abuse material is illegal) · In effect
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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