Vermont NCII Deepfake Law
Vermont Nonconsensual Deepfake Pornography Law (Act 161 of 2024, 13 V.S.A. § 2606)
Vermont · 2024 VT Acts No. 161; 13 V.S.A. § 2606
- Status
- In effect
- Took effect
- July 1, 2024
- Applies to
- Anyone who knowingly discloses such images without consent
- Enforced by
- Vermont Attorney General; state prosecutors
Vermont amended its revenge-porn statute to explicitly criminalize nonconsensual disclosure of AI-generated and digitally manipulated sexually explicit images, expanding 'visual image' to include images created or altered by digitization.
Who is protected: Identifiable individuals depicted in AI-generated or altered intimate images
Legal detail
2024 VT Acts No. 161 amends 13 V.S.A. § 2606, adding 'digitization' to the definition of visual image; criminalizes knowing disclosure without consent with intent to harm.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Vermont |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Strength | Limited |
| Enacted | June 6, 2024 |
| Citation | 2024 VT Acts No. 161; 13 V.S.A. § 2606 |
| Penalties | Criminal penalties per 13 V.S.A. § 2606 structure |
| Topics | non-consensual intimate imagery · deepfakes · AI-generated images |
| Agency page | Vermont AG: Legislature Explicitly Criminalizes Nonconsensual Deepfake Pornography |
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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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