Minnesota Election and NCII Deepfake Law (HF 1370)
Effective date
Penalty
Election deepfakes: criminal penalties escalating to felony (up to 5 years). NCII deepfakes: criminal penalties plus civil cause of action.
Obligations mapped
Tracked
Overview
Criminalizes election deepfakes within 90 days before elections (no disclosure exception, one of the strictest in the country) and nonconsensual deepfake intimate imagery with escalating felony penalties. Facing First Amendment legal challenge from X (formerly Twitter); early rulings suggest courts are skeptical. Separate from the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (MCDPA). No disclosure exception for election deepfakes, unlike most states. Pending legal challenge may render election provisions unenforceable. Effective date shown as January 1, 2023 as a placeholder; exact effective date should be verified against Session Law Chapter 58 (2023).
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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 Minnesota
This regulation applies to both companies that build AI products and companies that use AI tools from other vendors.
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AI categories covered
- Consumer-facing AI
- Government AI use
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.
Disclosure to users required
Disclose AI use. Make it clear to users when they are interacting with AI-generated content or AI-driven systems.
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
Election deepfakes: criminal penalties escalating to felony (up to 5 years). NCII deepfakes: criminal penalties plus civil cause of action.
Private right of action: plaintiffs may bring direct claims in addition to government enforcement.
Penalty amounts are based on statutory text and may be subject to adjustment, judicial interpretation, or enforcement discretion.
Legislative history
challenge filed
X (formerly Twitter) sues to challenge election deepfake provisions on First Amendment grounds. Early rulings suggest courts skeptical.
signed
Enacted as part of omnibus public safety bill
Related regulations
Minnesota 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.