Minnesota Deepfake Election Influence Law (Minn. Stat. 609.771)

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jurisdiction: US, Minnesota
level: state
domain: transparency
status: in-effect
scope: Criminalises disseminating a deepfake to influence an election within 90 days of a convention or during specified absentee-voting windows.
obligations: Bars disseminating a deepfake intended to influence an election within the statutory pre-election window; injunctive relief is available and a candidate whose conduct violates the section may forfeit office.
effectiveDate: 2023-08-01
enactedDate: 2023-05-26
penalties: Criminal, ranging up to five years' imprisonment depending on degree; a violating candidate may forfeit office.
appliesTo: Any person disseminating an election-influencing deepfake within the statutory window.
officialUrl: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/2025/cite/609.771
notes: Enacted by Laws 2023, chapter 58, section 2 (signed by the governor May 26, 2023); the session law states the section is effective August 1, 2023 and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. Amended by Laws 2024, chapter 112, article 2, sections 76 to 78 (current penalty tiers: up to five years and $10,000 for a repeat violation within five years; a convicted candidate forfeits the nomination or office). Verified 2026-10-25 against the Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Election-deepfake facet of the voice/likeness rights space.

jurisdiction: US, Minnesota
level: state
domain: transparency
status: in-effect
scope: Criminalises disseminating a deepfake to influence an election within 90 days of a convention or during specified absentee-voting windows.
obligations: Bars disseminating a deepfake intended to influence an election within the statutory pre-election window; injunctive relief is available and a candidate whose conduct violates the section may forfeit office.
effectiveDate: 2023-08-01
enactedDate: 2023-05-26
penalties: Criminal, ranging up to five years' imprisonment depending on degree; a violating candidate may forfeit office.
appliesTo: Any person disseminating an election-influencing deepfake within the statutory window.
officialUrl: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/2025/cite/609.771
notes: Enacted by Laws 2023, chapter 58, section 2 (signed by the governor May 26, 2023); the session law states the section is effective August 1, 2023 and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. Amended by Laws 2024, chapter 112, article 2, sections 76 to 78 (current penalty tiers: up to five years and $10,000 for a repeat violation within five years; a convicted candidate forfeits the nomination or office). Verified 2026-10-25 against the Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Election-deepfake facet of the voice/likeness rights space.