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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, Second Regular Session
deep fake recordings or images
Purpose
Deems intentionally disseminating a nonconsensual deep fake recording or image to be unlawful and classifies the offense as a class 6 or class 4 felony, as prescribed.
Background
A person is guilty of a class 6 felony who knowingly places explicit sexual material on public display or fails to take prompt action to remove such a display from property in the person's possession or under the person's control after learning of its existence. A person is guilty of a class 5 felony who, with knowledge of the character of the item involved, knowingly produces, publishes, sells, possesses or presents obscene items for the purposes of sale or commercial distribution (A.R.S. §§ 13-3502 and 13-3507).
Class 6 and class 4 felonies carry presumptive prison sentences of 1 year and 2.5 years, respectively (A.R.S. § 13-702).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Deems, as unlawful, intentionally disseminating a deep fake recording or image if:
a) the person that disseminates the deep fake recording or image knows or reasonably should know that the depicted individual does not consent to the dissemination;
b) the deep fake recording or image realistically depicts:
i. the intimate parts of another individual that are presented as the intimate parts of the depicted individual;
ii. artificially generated intimate parts presented that are as the intimate parts of the depicted individual; or
iii. the depicted individual engaging in a sexual act; and
c) the depicted individual is identifiable:
i. from the deep fake recording or image itself;
ii. by the depicted individual or by another person; or
iii. from the personal information that is displayed in connection with the deep fake recording or image.
2. Classifies, as a class 6 felony, the unlawful dissemination of deep fake recordings or images.
3. Classifies, as a class 4 felony, the unlawful dissemination of deep fake recordings or images, if the depicted individual suffers any financial loss due to the dissemination or the person:
a) disseminates the deep fake recording or image with the intent to profit from the dissemination or to harass the depicted individual;
b) maintains an internet website, online service or application, or mobile application to disseminate the deep fake recording or image;
c) posts the deep fake recording or image on an internet website;
d) obtains the deep fake recording or image by committing theft, criminal trespass or computer tampering or unauthorized computer access; or
e) has previously been convicted of an unlawful dissemination of deep fake recordings or images.
4. Defines a deep fake recording or image as any video or sound recording, motion picture film, electronic image or photograph or any technological representation of speech or conduct substantially derivative thereof and that both:
a) appears to authentically depict any speech or conduct of an individual who did not in fact engage in the speech or conduct; and
b) the production of which was substantially dependent on technical means rather than the ability of another individual to physically or verbally impersonate the individual.
5. Defines a depicted individual as an individual in a deep fake recording or image who appears to be engaging in speech or conduct that in which the individual did not engage.
6. Defines dissemination as distribution to one or more persons, other than the depicted individual, or publication by any publicly available medium.
7. Defines harass as an act that would cause a substantial adverse effect on the safety, security or privacy of a reasonable person.
8. Defines intimate parts as the genitals, pubic area or anus of an individual, or if the individual is female, a partially or fully exposed nipple.
9. Defines personal information as any identifier that permits communication or in-person contact with a person, including a person's:
a) first and last names, first initial and last name, first name and last initial or nickname;
b) home, school or work address;
c) telephone number, email address or social media account information; and
d) geolocation data.
10. Defines a sexual act as either:
a) sexual contact which is the intentional touching of intimate parts or intentional touching with seminal fluid or sperm onto another individual's body; or
b) sexual penetration which is either:
i. sexual intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio or anal intercourse; or
ii. any intrusion, however slight, into the genital or anal opening of an individual by another's body part or an object used by another for this purpose.
11. Defines social media as any electronic medium, including an interactive computer service or telephone or data network that allows users to create, share and view user-generated content.
12. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
February 8, 2024
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