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Iowa AI-Generated Child Exploitation (SF 2243)

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Penalty

Criminal felony penalties under Iowa criminal code.

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Overview

Treats AI-generated depictions of child exploitation equivalently to real CSAM under Iowa criminal code.

This is an AI-specific state law.

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Who this applies to

This regulation applies to the following roles:

  • Developers of covered AI systems
  • Deployers and users of covered AI systems
  • Organizations operating in Iowa

This regulation applies to both companies that build AI products and companies that use AI tools from other vendors.

See enrolled statute text at the official source.

AI categories covered

  • Consumer-facing AI
  • General purpose AI

Specific AI use cases:

  • Content generation
  • synthetic media manipulation
  • voice likeness synthesis
  • political synthetic media

What this requires you to do

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What this requires you to do

  • Prohibited practices

    Avoid conduct the statute bans, including harmful manipulation and intentional discrimination.

Regulation summaries are simplified for readability and may not capture every nuance of the underlying statute. Verify important details against primary sources linked on this page.

Enforcement and penalties

Criminal felony penalties under Iowa criminal code.

UDAP / criminal exposure

Penalty amounts are based on statutory text and may be subject to adjustment, judicial interpretation, or enforcement discretion.

Source verification

Verified against enrolled statute text

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Related regulations

Iowa AI regulation guide lists every tracked rule for this jurisdiction with timelines and obligation tallies.

Regulation summaries are simplified for readability and may not capture every nuance of the underlying statute. Verify important details against primary sources linked on this page.