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Updates certain crimes to include nonconsensual pornographic deepfake threats and disclosure.

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New Jersey Senate Bill 3303 (introduced February 2, 2026) amends two existing statutes to address nonconsensual pornographic deepfakes. First, it amends Section 1 of P.L.2003, c.206 (C.2C:14-9), the criminal invasion-of-privacy law, to explicitly cover deepfake images. Under the amended statute, recording or reproducing an actual or deepfake image of another person's exposed intimate parts or sexual conduct without consent remains a crime of the third degree. Separately, disclosing a nonconsensual pornographic deepfake image is established as a crime of the fourth degree, punishable by up to 18 months imprisonment and a fine of up to $10,000; a fine of up to $30,000 may also be imposed. Second, it amends N.J.S.2C:13-5 (criminal coercion) to clarify that threatening to disclose an actual or deepfake image created in violation of C.2C:14-9 constitutes criminal coercion under subsection (a)(7), which covers acts calculated to substantially harm another person with respect to health, safety, business, career, financial condition, reputation, or personal relationships. The bill defines 'deepfake' consistently in both amended sections as an image, video, or audio recording that appears to a reasonable person to realistically depict the speech or conduct of a person who did not in fact engage in that speech or conduct, created using advanced computer technology to look authentic. The bill takes effect immediately upon enactment.

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