This bill expands the prohibition on the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images to include synthetic images that are digitally created and altered to falsely depict the sexual conduct of targeted victims. It amends the Criminal Code to define "synthetic image" as an image that has been altered or created to depict an individual's image in a realistic, but false representation of the individual. The bill also adds a new paragraph to the law to make it a crime to purposely disseminate a synthetic image of a person with the intent to harass, intimidate, threaten, or coerce the depicted person, without their consent.

The fiscal impact of this bill is indeterminable, as it may have an impact on the judicial and correctional systems, which could affect prosecution, incarceration, probation, and parole costs for the state, as well as county and local governments. The bill has been reviewed by the Judicial Branch, Judicial Council, Department of Justice, Department of Corrections, New Hampshire Association of Counties, and New Hampshire Municipal Association.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 644:9-a