On May 30, NH LEG passed bill to make use of deepfakes illegal.
NH LEG passed HB 1432 to make criminal the use of deepfakes and fraud associated.
Amends statute NH LEG 638 to create NH LEG 638-26a (fraudulent use of deepfakes).
Document dated May 30, 2024, received from NH LEG Jun. 21, summarized Jun. 26.
Key Bill Provisions
Define deepfake as video, audio, or media of an identifiable person digitally altered to appear to be someone else or appear to say or to do something he/she had not done.
To create, distribute or present deepfake for the purpose to harass, embarrass, entrap, defame, extort, or for other forms of financial or reputational harm is a class B felony.
If the person in the deepfake is arrested based on the content of the deepfake, the creator is liable for the arrested's legal, defense costs; this is a separate class B felony.
Legislative History
On Jan. 3, 2024, bill introduced in the House; on Mar. 21, 2024, bill passed in House.
On Mar. 21, 2024, bill was introduced in Senate; on May 22, 2024, bill passed Senate.
On May 30, 2024, bill HB 1432 was concurred in the House with Senate amendments.
Effectiveness
If approved, act takes effect Jan. 1, 2025.
Jul. 2024 NH LEG Governor Approval
On Jul. 19, 2024, NH LEG reported governor approved bill HB 1432, assigned Ch. 243.
Document dated Jul. 19, 2024, was received on Jul. 26, 2024, due to a fixed feed.
Regulators
NH LEG
Entity Types
CNSM; Corp
Reference
PR, Ch. 243, 7/19/2024; Bill HB1432, 5/30/2024; Citation: NH LEG 638;
