1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to commerce; prohibiting access to nudification technology; imposing
1.3 civil penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. [325E.91] PROHIBITION ON NUDIFICATION TECHNOLOGY .
1.6 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
1.7the meanings given.
1.8 (b) "Intimate part" has the meaning given in section 609.341, subdivision 5.
1.9 (c) "Nudify" or "nudified" means the process by which:
1.10 (1) an image or video is altered or generated to depict an intimate part not depicted in
1.11an original unaltered image or video of an identifiable individual; and
1.12 (2) the altered or generated image or video is so realistic that a reasonable person would
1.13believe that the intimate part belongs to the identifiable individual.
1.14 Subd. 2.Nudification prohibited.A person who owns or controls a website, application,
1.15software, program, or other service that creates, generates, or edits images or videos must
1.16not:
1.17 (1) allow a user to access, download, or use the website, application, software, program,
1.18or other service to nudify an image or video; or
1.19 (2) nudify an image on behalf of a user.
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SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 1119NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: MAYE QUADE, Lucero, Fateh, Duckworth and Wiklund)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading31302/06/2025
Referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection
Author added Duckworth34702/10/2025
Withdrawn and re-referred to Judiciary and Public Safety348
Author added Wiklund42302/17/2025
Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Commerce and Consumer Protection04/01/2025 2.1 Subd. 3.Civil action; damages.An individual depicted in an image or video that was
2.2nudified in violation of this section may bring a civil action in district court against the
2.3person who violated this section for:
2.4 (1) compensatory damages, including mental anguish or suffering, in an amount up to
2.5three times the actual damages sustained;
2.6 (2) punitive damages;
2.7 (3) injunctive relief;
2.8 (4) reasonable attorney fees, costs, and disbursements; and
2.9 (5) other relief the court deems just and equitable.
2.10 Subd. 4.Penalties.(a) The attorney general may enforce this section under section 8.31.
2.11In addition to other remedies or penalties, a person that violates this section is subject to a
2.12civil penalty not in excess of $500,000 for each unlawful access, download, or use under
2.13subdivision 2.
2.14 (b) Notwithstanding any contrary provision in law, including but not limited to section
2.1516A.151, any civil penalty recovered under this subdivision must be deposited into the
2.16general fund. On July 1 of each year, the accumulated balance of civil penalties collected
2.17in the previous year is appropriated to the commissioner of public safety for the Office of
2.18Justice Programs to provide grants to organizations to provide direct services and advocacy
2.19for victims of sexual assault, general crime, domestic violence, and child abuse. Funding
2.20must support the direct needs of organizations serving victims of crime by providing: direct
2.21client assistance to crime victims; competitive wages for direct service staff; hotel stays and
2.22other housing-related supports and services; culturally responsive programming; prevention
2.23programming, including domestic abuse transformation and restorative justice programming;
2.24and for other needs of organizations and crime victim survivors. Services funded must
2.25include services for victims of crime in underserved communities most impacted by violence
2.26and reflect the ethnic, racial, economic, cultural, and geographic diversity of the state. Up
2.27to ten percent of the appropriation is available for grant administration.
2.28 Subd. 5.Jurisdiction; venue.(a) A court has jurisdiction over a civil action filed pursuant
2.29to this section if the plaintiff or defendant resides in this state.
2.30 (b) A civil action arising under this section may be filed in the county where the plaintiff
2.31resides.
2.32 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to causes
2.33of action accruing on or after that date.
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