In effect
Limited protection
South Dakota AI-Generated CSAM Law (SB 79, 2024)
South Dakota · 2024 SD SB 79
South Dakota expanded its child pornography statutes to explicitly cover AI-generated and deepfake sexual imagery involving minors — including fully synthetic images where no real child was used.
Technical detail
2024 SD SB 79 amends SDCL child pornography definitions to include AI-generated images: deepfakes of actual children and fully synthetic imagery appearing to depict a child.
Who is protected: Children
Who must comply: Anyone who possesses, manufactures, or distributes such material
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | South Dakota |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Status | In effect |
| Protection strength | Limited protection |
| Effective date | 2024-02-13 |
| Enacted | 2024-02-13 |
| Citation | 2024 SD SB 79 |
| Enforced by | South Dakota Attorney General; state prosecutors |
| Private right of action | No — agency enforcement only |
| Penalties | Felony penalties under existing CSAM statutes |
| Topics | children's online safety · deepfakes · AI-generated images · non-consensual intimate imagery |
| Last verified | 2026-06-12 |
| Official source | 2024 Senate Bill 79 — South Dakota Legislature ↗ |
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- AI Companion Safeguards Law · In effect
- CT SB 5 (2026 AI Act) · Enacted (not yet in effect)
- SB 1546 (OR Chatbot Safety) · Enacted (not yet in effect)
- SB 540 (GA Chatbot Safety) · Enacted (not yet in effect)
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