Law / United States / 
New York
Unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate image (digitization amendment)
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In force since 1 December 2023.
An AI prohibited practices rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 6 September 2026.
What it requires
- Do not intentionally disseminate or publish a still or video image, including one created or altered by digitization, that depicts a person's intimate parts or sexual conduct without that person's consent and with intent to cause them emotional, financial or physical harm.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureYes
Criminal exposure note
Class A misdemeanor.
What it makes you log
Logging duty
Section 245.15 makes it a crime to disseminate or publish an intimate image, including one created or altered by digitization, without the depicted person's consent. It creates no duty to create, keep, or produce any log or record of the image, its creation, or its 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.
It is a class A misdemeanor to intentionally disseminate or publish an intimate image of another person without consent and with intent to cause emotional, financial or physical harm, including an image created or altered by digitization; the statute defines digitization to mean altering an image in a realistic manner using images of a person other than the person depicted, or computer-generated images.
The offense applies regardless of the actor's role in creating the original image, so a person who disseminates an AI-generated or AI-altered intimate depiction is exposed on the same terms as one who disseminates an unaltered photograph.
When LexLint raises it
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Read the law
New York Consolidated Laws, Penal Law, as published by the New York State Senate
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