North Dakota AI Political Advertising Disclaimer Law (HB 1167)
North Dakota · N.D. Cent. Code ch. 16.1-10; 2025 N.D. Laws (HB 1167)
North Dakota now requires a clear disclaimer on political advertising or communications that use artificial intelligence to visually or audibly impersonate a real person. Covered content must display the statement 'THIS CONTENT GENERATED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.' The requirement targets AI impersonations in political video, audio, and images, and does not apply to ordinary tools like spell-check, grammar correction, or stylistic editing.
Technical detail
HB 1167 added a new section to N.D. Cent. Code ch. 16.1-10 (corrupt practices) requiring a 'THIS CONTENT GENERATED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE' disclaimer when AI is used to visually or audibly impersonate a human in political advertising or communications.
Who is protected: North Dakota voters and the individuals who could be impersonated by AI in political communications.
Who must comply: Persons, candidates, political committees, and political parties that create or distribute covered political advertising or communications using AI to impersonate a human.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | North Dakota |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Status | In effect |
| Protection strength | Limited protection |
| Effective date | 2025-08-01 |
| Enacted | 2025-04-14 |
| Citation | N.D. Cent. Code ch. 16.1-10; 2025 N.D. Laws (HB 1167) |
| Enforced by | North Dakota election/corrupt-practices enforcement (Secretary of State and state prosecutors); North Dakota courts. |
| Penalties | Not specified in the disclaimer requirement itself; violations of the corrupt-practices chapter are generally treated as a class A misdemeanor under North Dakota law. |
| Topics | deepfakes · election deepfakes · AI disclosure and transparency |
| Last verified | 2026-06-16 |
| Official source | North Dakota HB 1167 (Artificial Intelligence Disclosure Statements; ch. 16.1-10) ↗ |
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