IowaIowaLawHF 2240

Harassment by altered intimate images

Makes it harassment to disseminate a nude or sexual visual depiction that has been altered to falsely depict another person.

Body

Iowa Legislature

Session

2023-2024

Introduced

Jan 31, 2024

In effect since

Jul 1, 20242y2 years ago

Votes

House 94-0, Senate 49-0, House 93-0

Topics

DeepfakesKids

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