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AI Laws in West Virginia
As of 2026-07-03, AI Laws USA tracks 3 AI rules in West Virginia: 3 state-level rules and 0 county or city rules. Federal AI protections apply statewide on top of these — see the federal page. Each entry links to its official source.
West Virginia state-level AI rules (3)
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West Virginia SB 198 (criminalizes AI/computer-generated child pornography)
West Virginia · Effective 2025-07-09 · S.B. 198, 2025 Reg. Sess. (W. Va.); W. Va. Code 61-8C-12
West Virginia made it a crime to create, produce, distribute, or possess with intent to distribute computer-generated or AI-generated child pornography, even when no real child was used. The law specifies that it is not a defense that an actual minor does not exist, and treats a depiction that appears to be a person under 18 as covered. Violations carry one to ten years of imprisonment and a fine of up to $20,000.
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WV DOI AI Bulletin
WV · Effective 2024-08-09 · West Virginia OIC Insurance Bulletin 24-06 (2024-08-09)
The WV Department of Insurance adopted the NAIC Model Bulletin on Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems by Insurers. Insurers licensed in WV must maintain a written AI program with governance, risk-management, testing, third-party-AI oversight, and documentation controls. The bulletin operationalizes existing unfair-trade-practice and unfair-discrimination law as applied to insurers' AI use cases — underwriting, pricing, claims, fraud detection, and marketing.
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WV Fabricated Intimate Images Law
West Virginia · WV Code § 61-8-28a; WV Code § 55-20
West Virginia's intimate-images law explicitly covers AI-generated 'fabricated intimate images' — images created with AI or computer technology depicting someone's intimate parts. Disclosure or threats to disclose with intent to harass or coerce is a misdemeanor (first offense) and felony for repeats, with civil remedies under a separate uniform act.
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