New Hampshire Deepfake Criminal & Civil Law (HB 1432, 2024)
New Hampshire · 2024 NH Laws ch. 243; RSA 638:26-a; RSA 507:8-n
New Hampshire makes it a Class B felony to knowingly create, distribute, or present a deepfake with intent to embarrass, harass, defame, extort, or cause financial or reputational harm — and it was the first state law to create a private right of action specifically for deepfake victims. Satire, parody, and news reporting are exempt.
Technical detail
2024 NH Laws ch. 243, codified at RSA 638:26-a (criminal) and RSA 507:8-n (civil); broad deepfake definition covering digitally altered video, audio, or other media; effective Jan. 1, 2025.
Who is protected: Any identifiable individual whose likeness is used in a harmful deepfake
Who must comply: Anyone who creates, distributes, or presents deepfakes with harmful intent
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | New Hampshire |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Status | In effect |
| Protection strength | Limited protection |
| Effective date | 2025-01-01 |
| Enacted | 2024-07-19 |
| Citation | 2024 NH Laws ch. 243; RSA 638:26-a; RSA 507:8-n |
| Enforced by | New Hampshire Attorney General; private plaintiffs |
| Private right of action | Yes — individuals can sue |
| Penalties | Class B felony; civil damages via private right of action |
| Topics | deepfakes · non-consensual intimate imagery · AI-generated images |
| Last verified | 2026-06-12 |
| Official source | New Hampshire Imposes New Regulations on AI and Criminalizes Deepfakes — Akin ↗ |
More AI rules in New Hampshire
- NH Election Deepfake Law · In effect
- NH Consumer Privacy Act · In effect
- New Hampshire HB 1688 (state-agency AI limits) · In effect
- New Hampshire HB 143 (AI chatbot child-safety) · In effect
Related deepfakes rules elsewhere
- TAKE IT DOWN Act · In effect
- TCPA (AI voice calls) · In effect
- DEFIANCE Act (deepfake-porn civil suits) · Proposed / pending
- SB 942 (AI Transparency Act) · Enacted (not yet in effect)
- AB 2839 (Election Deepfakes) · Blocked / in litigation
- AB 602 (Deepfake Intimate Images) · In effect
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