Updates certain crimes to include nonconsensual pornographic deepfake threats and disclosure.
New Jersey's A4435 bill updates privacy and coercion laws to specifically address nonconsensual pornographic deepfakes. It makes it illegal to create or share deepfake images depicting someone's intimate parts without consent, treating these as equivalent to real nonconsensual recordings. The law defines "deepfake" as computer-generated media appearing authentic but depicting non-existent acts. This directly affects anyone who creates or distributes such deepfakes without permission. The bill adds these deepfakes to existing criminal offenses under N.J.S.2C:14-9 (privacy violations) and N.J.S.2C:13-5 (criminal coercion), with penalties including up to 5 years in prison for creation and 18 months for disclosure.
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May 2024
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Introduced May 20, 2024
Last action May 20, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
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Andrea Katz
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