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Illinois
Civil Remedies for Nonconsensual Dissemination of Private Sexual Images Act, digitally altered images
740 ILCS 190/5, 10, 25 (P.A. 103-294, eff. Jan. 1, 2024)
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In force since 1 January 2024.
An AI prohibited practices rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 6 September 2026.
What it requires
- Do not intentionally disseminate or threaten to disseminate a private sexual image, including one that is digitally altered, of an identifiable person without their consent.
- Disclosing that the image was digitally altered, such as AI-generated, is not a defense to liability.
If you get it wrong
Private right of actionYes
What it reaches
Obligation class
Prohibition
What it makes you log
Logging duty
Sections 5, 10 and 25 define a digitally altered sexual image and give a depicted individual a civil cause of action against intentional dissemination without consent; they create no duty to log, record, or document an image's alteration or dissemination.
- Kind
- None
- As of
- 21 September 2026
Who checks it
Audit expectation
none
What this law does
Drafted with AI from the cited sources under the direction of UnGovr staff. UnGovr holds editorial responsibility for this page.
A 2024 amendment added a digitally altered sexual image, defined in Section 5(3.5) as visual media created or substantially altered so that it would falsely appear to a reasonable person to be an authentic depiction of a person, to the images a depicted individual can sue over.
Section 10 gives an identifiable, depicted individual a cause of action against a person over 18 who intentionally disseminates or threatens to disseminate such an image, real or digitally altered (including an AI-generated fake), without consent and knowing or recklessly disregarding that the person did not consent; Section 10(c) specifically bars disclosing that an image was digitally altered as a defense to liability.
A prevailing plaintiff may recover the greater of actual damages or statutory damages of up to $10,000 per defendant under Section 25, plus the defendant's monetary gain, punitive damages, attorney's fees, and injunctive relief.
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Read the law
official text, Illinois Compiled Statutes, Illinois General Assembly (ilga.gov)
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