Nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images (including AI-generated depictions)
OK Intimate Image Law
Other · Artificial intelligence
Criminalizes disseminating sexual images obtained under circumstances indicating they were to remain private, without the depicted person's consent. A 2025 amendment (Laws 2025, c. 23, effective November 1, 2025) extends the crime to artificially generated sexual depictions ('deepfakes') disseminated to harass or harm the depicted person.
- Where
- Oklahoma
- Citation
- 21 O.S. § 1040.13b
- Status
- In force
- In force since
- 2016-11-01
- Last amended
- 2026-01-01
- Enforced by
- District attorneys (criminal prosecution)
- People can sue
- No
- Penalties
- Misdemeanor (up to one year and $1,000 fine); Class D1 felony when the offender seeks something of value or disseminates three or more images within six months, with sex offender registration for repeat extortion-type offenses; forfeiture and court-ordered removal.
- Applies to
- Any person who disseminates private sexual images of another, or artificially generated sexual depictions of another, without consent
- Interactive computer services, wireless providers, and broadband providers are not liable solely for third-party content
Practices it requires
- Do not intentionally disseminate an image of another person engaged in a sexual act or with intimate parts exposed, obtained under circumstances indicating it was to remain private, without that person's effective consent.21 O.S. § 1040.13b(B)
- Do not disseminate an artificially generated sexual depiction of another person (created with AI or photo-editing tools) without consent, with intent or reckless disregard to harass, threaten, or cause harm.21 O.S. § 1040.13b(B)(2) (version 1, Laws 2025, c. 23) · From 2025-11-01
Other duties
- Courts may order a convicted defendant to remove disseminated images where within the defendant's power.21 O.S. § 1040.13b(I)
Sources
- Official text
- Oklahoma Statutes Title 21 (complete title PDF, Oklahoma Legislature, compiled Dec. 2025), § 1040.13b (two versions)
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Unverified: The compiled statutes carry two versions of § 1040.13b: version 1 (Laws 2025, c. 23, eff. Nov. 1, 2025) adds AI-generated depictions; version 2 (Laws 2025, c. 486, eff. Jan. 1, 2026, sentencing reclassification) does not. Whether the 2026 session reconciled them was not verified; subsection citations may differ between versions.
Research reference, not legal advice.