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Preventing Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Digital Depictions Act

Colorado intimate deepfakes (SB 25-288)

Artificial intelligence · Other

SB 25-288 lets people sue anyone who knowingly or recklessly discloses, or threatens to disclose, a realistic AI-generated or edited intimate image of them without consent. It also extends Colorado's crimes for posting private intimate images, and its child sexual exploitation laws, to realistic computer-generated depictions.

Where

Colorado

Citation

C.R.S. 13-21-1501 to 13-21-1507; 18-7-107, 18-7-108 (as amended)

Status

In force

In force since

2025-08-06

Enforced by

Depicted individuals (civil action); district attorneys (criminal offenses)

People can sue

Yes

Penalties

Plaintiffs may recover the defendant's monetary gain, actual damages or $150,000 liquidated damages, exemplary damages, attorney fees, and injunctive relief (13-21-1506). Related crimes of disclosing a private intimate image or intimate digital depiction for harassment or pecuniary gain (18-7-107, 18-7-108).

Applies to

• Any person who discloses or threatens to disclose an intimate digital depiction (a realistic but false AI- or computer-generated intimate image) of an identifiable individual without consent; technology providers are excepted from civil liability (13-21-1503, 13-21-1504)