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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1518 3
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By: Representative S. Meeks 5
By: Senator Irvin 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT CONCERNING IMAGES GENERATED BY ARTIFICIAL 9
INTELLIGENCE; TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF CREATING, 10
DISTRIBUTING, POSSESSING, OR VIEWING ARTIFICIAL 11
INTELLIGENCE-GENERATED MATTER DEPICTING SEXUALLY 12
EXPLICIT CONDUCT INVOLVING A CHILD; AND FOR OTHER 13
PURPOSES. 14
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TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF CREATING, 18
DISTRIBUTING, POSSESSING, OR VIEWING 19
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE -GENERATED MATTER 20
DEPICTING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT 21
INVOLVING A CHILD. 22
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 24
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code ยง 5 -27-601, concerning definitions used 26
regarding computer crimes against minors, is amended to add an additional 27
subdivision to read as follows: 28
(16) "Indistinguishable" means appearing to an ordinary person to be 29
an authentic depiction. 30
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SECTION 2. Arkansas Code Title 5, Chapter 6, Subchapter 6, is amended 32
to add an additional section to read as follows: 33
5-27-611. Creating, distributing, possessing, or viewing artificial 34
intelligence-generated matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a 35
child. 36 HB1518
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(a) A person commits creating, distributing, possessing, or viewing 1
artificial intelligence -generated matter depicting sexually explicit conduct 2
involving a child if the person knowingly: 3
(1) Uses artificial intelligence or other computer technology 4
capable of processing and interpreting specific data inputs to generate 5
visual depictions to create a depiction of a child engaging in sexually 6
explicit conduct that is indistinguishable from a child actually engaging in 7
sexually explicit conduct; 8
(2) Receives for the purpose of selling or knowingly sells, 9
procures, manufactures, gives, provides, lends, trades, mails, delivers, 10
transfers, publishes, distributes, circulates, disseminates, presents, 11
exhibits, advertises, offers, or agrees to offer through any means an 12
artificial intelligence -generated or computer -generated depiction that is 13
indistinguishable from a child actually engaging in sexually explicit 14
conduct; or 15
(3) Possesses or views through any means an artificial 16
intelligence-generated or computer -generated depiction that is 17
indistinguishable from a child actually engaging in sexually explicit 18
conduct. 19
(b) Creating, distributing, possessing, or viewing artificial 20
intelligence-generated matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a 21
child is a: 22
(1) Class C felony for the first offense; and 23
(2) Class B felony for any subsequent offense. 24
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