Unlawful deepfakes and AI-generated intimate images
LA AI Deepfake Image Crimes
Artificial intelligence · Other
Louisiana criminalizes sexual deepfakes of minors, the distribution or sale of nonconsensual sexual deepfakes of anyone, and the malicious dissemination or sale of AI-created nude images of an identifiable real person. Act 782 of 2026 raised penalties, added enhancements for educators who target students, and created a new crime of possessing such AI images. These laws protect people's intimate image privacy against synthetic media.
- Where
- Louisiana
- Citation
- La. R.S. 14:73.13 (Acts 2023, No. 457); La. R.S. 14:73.14 (Acts 2024, No. 142); La. R.S. 14:73.14.1 (Acts 2026, No. 782)
- Status
- In force
- In force since
- 2023-08-01
- Last amended
- 2026-08-01
- Enforced by
- District attorneys (criminal)
- People can sue
- No
- Penalties
- Sexual deepfakes of minors: 5-20 years (creation or possession) or 10-30 years (distribution or sale). Nonconsensual sexual deepfakes of adults: 10-30 years and up to $50,000. Malicious dissemination or sale of AI nude images: up to one year and $1,000 (up to five years if the person depicted is a minor), with added time for educators victimizing students.
- Applies to
- Any person who creates, possesses, disseminates, or sells sexual deepfakes or AI-generated nude images of identifiable real people (interactive computer services and telecom providers exempted from R.S. 14:73.14)
Practices it requires
- Do not knowingly advertise, distribute, exhibit, or sell a deepfake depicting another person engaging in sexual conduct without that person's consent; do not create or possess sexual deepfakes of minors.La. R.S. 14:73.13(A)-(B)
- Do not, with intent to coerce, harass, or intimidate, or maliciously, disseminate or sell an AI-created video or image showing an identifiable real person nude without authorization.La. R.S. 14:73.14(A)
- Possession of AI-created intimate images of another person is a separate crime from August 1, 2026.La. R.S. 14:73.14.1 · From 2026-08-01
Sources
- Official text
- La. R.S. 14:73.13 (Louisiana Legislature, updated through 2026 RS)
- La. R.S. 14:73.14 (Louisiana Legislature, updated through 2026 RS)
- Résumé Digest, Act 782 (HB 119) 2026 RS (Louisiana Legislature)
- Résumé Digest, Act 457 (SB 175) 2023 RS (Louisiana Legislature)
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Unverified: R.S. 14:73.14.1 text was not retrievable on legis.la.gov; described from the Act 782 résumé digest. | Acts 2026, No. 211 (SB 110, using a child's image to train AI to produce CSAM) and No. 892 (SB 42) were not reviewed.
Research reference, not legal advice.