Minnesota Nonconsensual Intimate Deepfake Civil Remedy (Minn. Stat. 604.32)

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jurisdiction: US, Minnesota
level: state
domain: transparency
status: in-effect
scope: Creates a civil cause of action for the nonconsensual dissemination of an intimate deepfake depicting an identifiable person.
obligations: Allows a plaintiff to recover damages, civil penalties up to $100,000, and attorney fees, and to seek injunctive relief, for the nonconsensual dissemination of an intimate deepfake.
effectiveDate: 2023-08-01
enactedDate: 2023-05-26
penalties: Civil damages, civil penalties up to $100,000, and attorney fees; injunctive relief available.
appliesTo: Any person disseminating a nonconsensual intimate deepfake of an identifiable person.
officialUrl: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/2025/cite/604.32
notes: Enacted by Laws 2023, chapter 58, section 1 (signed by the governor May 26, 2023); the session law states the section is effective August 1, 2023 and applies to dissemination of a deep fake on or after that date. Civil penalty up to $100,000 confirmed in the current statute text. Verified 2026-10-25 against the Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Companion to the criminal election provision at 609.771.

jurisdiction: US, Minnesota
level: state
domain: transparency
status: in-effect
scope: Creates a civil cause of action for the nonconsensual dissemination of an intimate deepfake depicting an identifiable person.
obligations: Allows a plaintiff to recover damages, civil penalties up to $100,000, and attorney fees, and to seek injunctive relief, for the nonconsensual dissemination of an intimate deepfake.
effectiveDate: 2023-08-01
enactedDate: 2023-05-26
penalties: Civil damages, civil penalties up to $100,000, and attorney fees; injunctive relief available.
appliesTo: Any person disseminating a nonconsensual intimate deepfake of an identifiable person.
officialUrl: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/2025/cite/604.32
notes: Enacted by Laws 2023, chapter 58, section 1 (signed by the governor May 26, 2023); the session law states the section is effective August 1, 2023 and applies to dissemination of a deep fake on or after that date. Civil penalty up to $100,000 confirmed in the current statute text. Verified 2026-10-25 against the Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Companion to the criminal election provision at 609.771.