{ "batch": "109-idaho-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r109_idaho_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_idaho_video_voyeurism_cite", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Current citation for video voyeurism/dissemination of intimate images (formerly 18-6609)", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho's video voyeurism and nonconsensual dissemination of intimate images offense is codified at Idaho Code 18-6605, now the current form of former section 18-6609 after a 2022 redesignation.", "body": "Idaho's video voyeurism and nonconsensual dissemination of intimate images offense is codified at Idaho Code 18-6605, now the current form of former section 18-6609 after a 2022 redesignation.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“History: [(18-6605) 18-6609, added 2004, ch. 122, sec. 1, p. 410; am. 2014, ch. 173, sec. 1, p. 477; am. 2018, ch. 256, sec. 1, p. 606; am. and redesig. 2022, ch. 124, sec. 9, p. 438; am. 2026, ch. 121, sec. 1, p. 602.]”\n\nNote: 18-6609 was redesignated 18-6605 in 2022.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH66/SECT18-6605/", "last_verified": "2026-09-05", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "History: [(18-6605) 18-6609, added 2004, ch. 122, sec. 1, p. 410; am. 2014, ch. 173, sec. 1, p. 477; am. 2018, ch. 256, sec. 1, p. 606; am. and redesig. 2022, ch. 124, sec. 9, p. 438; am. 2026, ch. 121, sec. 1, p. 602.]", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "109-idaho-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "Idaho Code 18-6605 video voyeurism", "topic": "Current citation for video voyeurism/dissemination of intimate images (formerly 18-6609)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "State: Idaho", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r109_idaho_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_idaho_video_voyeurism_felony", "category": "Safety", "title": "Penalty classification for video voyeurism / dissemination of intimate images", "summary": "A violation of Idaho's video voyeurism/dissemination statute is classified as a felony.", "body": "A violation of Idaho's video voyeurism/dissemination statute is classified as a felony.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“(4) A violation of this section is a felony.”\n\nNote: The statute states only that the offense is a felony; it does not itself set a specific sentencing range.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH66/SECT18-6605/", "last_verified": "2026-09-05", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(4) A violation of this section is a felony.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "109-idaho-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "Idaho Code 18-6605 video voyeurism", "topic": "Penalty classification for video voyeurism / dissemination of intimate images", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "State: Idaho", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r109_idaho_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_idaho_video_voyeurism_elements", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Code 18-6605 video voyeurism: Elements of the dissemination/publishing offense", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The statute makes it video voyeurism to knowingly disseminate, publish or sell, or threaten or conspire to do so, an identifiable person's intimate-image or sexual-act image without consent when the person intended the image to remain private.", "body": "The statute makes it video voyeurism to knowingly disseminate, publish or sell, or threaten or conspire to do so, an identifiable person's intimate-image or sexual-act image without consent when the person intended the image to remain private.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“(3) A person is guilty of video voyeurism when: (a) With the intent to annoy, terrify, threaten, intimidate, harass, offend, humiliate or degrade, he intentionally disseminates, publishes or sells, or threatens or conspires to disseminate, publish or sell, any image of another person who is identifiable from the image itself or information displayed in connection with the image and whose intimate areas are exposed, in whole or in part, or who is engaged in a sexual act;”\n\nNote: Intimate areas defined at 18-6605(1)(d).", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH66/SECT18-6605/", "last_verified": "2026-09-05", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(3) A person is guilty of video voyeurism when: (a) With the intent to annoy, terrify, threaten, intimidate, harass, offend, humiliate or degrade, he intentionally disseminates, publishes or sells, or threatens or conspires to disseminate, publish or sell, any image of another person who is identifiable from the image itself or information displayed in connection with the image and whose intimate areas are exposed, in whole or in part, or who is engaged in a sexual act;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "109-idaho-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "Idaho Code 18-6605 video voyeurism", "topic": "Elements of the dissemination/publishing offense", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "State: Idaho", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r109_idaho_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_idaho_deepfake_cite", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Citation and origin of Idaho's 2024 explicit synthetic media (deepfake) law", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho's 2024 deepfake law is codified at Idaho Code 18-6606, 'Disclosing Explicit Synthetic Media,' added by 2024 Idaho Session Laws chapter 105 (House Bill 575), effective July 1, 2024, and amended in 2026.", "body": "Idaho's 2024 deepfake law is codified at Idaho Code 18-6606, 'Disclosing Explicit Synthetic Media,' added by 2024 Idaho Session Laws chapter 105 (House Bill 575), effective July 1, 2024, and amended in 2026.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“History: [18-6606, added 2024, ch. 105, sec. 1, p. 472; am. 2026, ch. 121, sec. 2, p. 603.]”\n\nNote: The official legislature page confirms the citation is 18-6606 rather than 18-6609 as sometimes cited.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title18/t18ch66/sect18-6606/", "last_verified": "2026-09-05", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "History: [18-6606, added 2024, ch. 105, sec. 1, p. 472; am. 2026, ch. 121, sec. 2, p. 603.]", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "109-idaho-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "Idaho Code 18-6606 explicit synthetic media", "topic": "Citation and origin of Idaho's 2024 explicit synthetic media (deepfake) law", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "State: Idaho", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r109_idaho_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_idaho_deepfake_penalty", "category": "Safety", "title": "Misdemeanor and felony penalties for disclosing explicit synthetic media", "summary": "Disclosing explicit synthetic media is a misdemeanor, upgraded to a felony (up to 10 years imprisonment and/or a $25,000 fine) when the identifiable person is under 18 or the actor has a prior conviction within five years.", "body": "Disclosing explicit synthetic media is a misdemeanor, upgraded to a felony (up to 10 years imprisonment and/or a $25,000 fine) when the identifiable person is under 18 or the actor has a prior conviction within five years.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“(3) A person who violates subsection (1) of this section when the identifiable person is under eighteen (18) years of age or when the person was previously found guilty of a violation of this section or a similar statute in another state or any local jurisdiction within the past five (5) years, notwithstanding the form of the judgment or withheld judgment, is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for a period no more than ten (10) years, or by a fine of no more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title18/t18ch66/sect18-6606/", "last_verified": "2026-09-05", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(3) A person who violates subsection (1) of this section when the identifiable person is under eighteen (18) years of age or when the person was previously found guilty of a violation of this section or a similar statute in another state or any local jurisdiction within the past five (5) years, notwithstanding the form of the judgment or withheld judgment, is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for a period no more than ten (10) years, or by a fine of no more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "109-idaho-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "Idaho Code 18-6606 explicit synthetic media", "topic": "Misdemeanor and felony penalties for disclosing explicit synthetic media", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "State: Idaho", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r109_idaho_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_idaho_recording_one_party", "category": "Safety", "title": "Consent rule for recording/intercepting communications", "summary": "Idaho permits interception of a wire, electronic or oral communication when one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent (one-party consent state).", "body": "Idaho permits interception of a wire, electronic or oral communication when one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent (one-party consent state).\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“(d) It is lawful under this chapter for a person to intercept a wire, electronic or oral communication when one (1) of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to such interception.”\n\nNote: One-party consent rule relevant to a creator recording calls or filming including a conversation they are party to.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH67/SECT18-6702/", "last_verified": "2026-09-05", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(d) It is lawful under this chapter for a person to intercept a wire, electronic or oral communication when one (1) of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to such interception.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "109-idaho-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "Idaho Code 18-6702 recording consent", "topic": "Consent rule for recording/intercepting communications", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "State: Idaho", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r109_idaho_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_idaho_recording_penalty", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Code 18-6702 recording consent: Penalty for unlawful interception", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Willful interception or disclosure of wire, electronic or oral communications without authorization is a felony punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment and/or a fine of up to $5,000.", "body": "Willful interception or disclosure of wire, electronic or oral communications without authorization is a felony punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment and/or a fine of up to $5,000.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, any person shall be guilty of a felony and is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for a term not to exceed five (5) years or by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by both fine and imprisonment if that person: (a) Willfully intercepts, endeavors to intercept, or procures any other person to intercept or endeavor to intercept any wire, electronic or oral communication;”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH67/SECT18-6702/", "last_verified": "2026-09-05", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, any person shall be guilty of a felony and is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for a term not to exceed five (5) years or by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by both fine and imprisonment if that person: (a) Willfully intercepts, endeavors to intercept, or procures any other person to intercept or endeavor to intercept any wire, electronic or oral communication;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "109-idaho-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "Idaho Code 18-6702 recording consent", "topic": "Penalty for unlawful interception", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "State: Idaho", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r109_idaho_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_idaho_acp_eligibility", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Address Confidentiality Program: Eligibility requirements for the ACP", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] To be eligible for Idaho's Address Confidentiality Program an applicant must be a survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, or malicious harassment, provide a sworn statement they fear for their safety or their children's safety, provide documentation of evidence, and be at least 18 or a parent/guardian acting for a minor or incapacitated person.", "body": "To be eligible for Idaho's Address Confidentiality Program an applicant must be a survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, or malicious harassment, provide a sworn statement they fear for their safety or their children's safety, provide documentation of evidence, and be at least 18 or a parent/guardian acting for a minor or incapacitated person.\n\nWhat Idaho Secretary of State actually says:\n\n“Program Eligibility: All ACP applicants must: be a survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, or malicious harassment. provide a sworn statement that they fear for their safety or the safety of their children. provide documentation of evidence. be at least 18 years old or a parent/guardian acting on behalf of a minor or incapacitated person.”\n\nNote: Eligibility is tied to victim-survivor status, not to creator/professional status.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sos.idaho.gov/acp/", "last_verified": "2026-09-05", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho Secretary of State", "evidence_quote": "Program Eligibility: All ACP applicants must: be a survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, or malicious harassment. provide a sworn statement that they fear for their safety or the safety of their children. provide documentation of evidence. be at least 18 years old or a parent/guardian acting on behalf of a minor or incapacitated person.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "109-idaho-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "Idaho Address Confidentiality Program", "topic": "Eligibility requirements for the ACP", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "State: Idaho", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r109_idaho_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_idaho_acp_duration", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Address Confidentiality Program: Duration of ACP certification", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Once effective, ACP certification is valid for four years and may be renewed or canceled at any time by the participant.", "body": "Once effective, ACP certification is valid for four years and may be renewed or canceled at any time by the participant.\n\nWhat Idaho Secretary of State actually says:\n\n“Certification: ACP certification is easy to get and is processed quickly. Once effective, it is valid for four years and can be renewed or canceled at any time by the participant.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sos.idaho.gov/acp/", "last_verified": "2026-09-05", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho Secretary of State", "evidence_quote": "Certification: ACP certification is easy to get and is processed quickly. Once effective, it is valid for four years and can be renewed or canceled at any time by the participant.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "109-idaho-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "Idaho Address Confidentiality Program", "topic": "Duration of ACP certification", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "State: Idaho", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r109_idaho_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_idaho_acp_agency_acceptance", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Government acceptance of the substitute address", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] All Idaho state and local agencies are required to accept the ACP substitute address as the individual's actual address, per Idaho Code section 19-57.", "body": "All Idaho state and local agencies are required to accept the ACP substitute address as the individual's actual address, per Idaho Code section 19-57.\n\nWhat Idaho Secretary of State actually says:\n\n“All state and local agencies are required to accept the substitute address as the actual address of the individual. (Idaho Code §19-57)”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sos.idaho.gov/acp/", "last_verified": "2026-09-05", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho Secretary of State", "evidence_quote": "All state and local agencies are required to accept the substitute address as the actual address of the individual. (Idaho Code §19-57)", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "109-idaho-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "Idaho Address Confidentiality Program", "topic": "Government acceptance of the substitute address", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "State: Idaho", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r109_idaho_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_idaho_business_register_public_record", "category": "Safety", "title": "Public status of business registration information", "summary": "Idaho business registrations are public records and the information on the registration form, including the registrant's name and address, is available to the public; a person must be 18 to register a business.", "body": "Idaho business registrations are public records and the information on the registration form, including the registrant's name and address, is available to the public; a person must be 18 to register a business.\n\nWhat State of Idaho (Business.Idaho.gov) actually says:\n\n“Business registrations are public records. Information included on the registration form, including your name and address, will be available to the public. You must be 18 years old to register a business.”\n\nNote: Relevant to creators who incorporate or register a DBA; their name and address become public.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://business.idaho.gov/register-a-business/", "last_verified": "2026-09-05", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "State of Idaho (Business.Idaho.gov)", "evidence_quote": "Business registrations are public records. Information included on the registration form, including your name and address, will be available to the public. You must be 18 years old to register a business.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "109-idaho-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "Idaho SOS business register", "topic": "Public status of business registration information", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "State: Idaho", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r109_idaho_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_idaho_publicity_no_statute", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Existence of a statutory right of publicity", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Code Title 48 contains no right-of-publicity chapter; its chapters cover competition, trademarks, consumer protection, trade secrets, telephone solicitation, and similar commercial/trade matters, so there is no statute in Title 48 establishing a right of publicity.", "body": "Idaho Code Title 48 contains no right-of-publicity chapter; its chapters cover competition, trademarks, consumer protection, trade secrets, telephone solicitation, and similar commercial/trade matters, so there is no statute in Title 48 establishing a right of publicity.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“TITLE 48 MONOPOLIES AND TRADE PRACTICES [chapters listed: IDAHO COMPETITION ACT, ANTI-PRICE DISCRIMINATION ACT, IDAHO PATIENT ACT, UNFAIR SALES ACT — [REPEALED], REGISTRATION AND PROTECTION OF TRADEMARKS, CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, SHOPLIFTING, IDAHO TRADE SECRETS ACT, ... IDAHO TELEPHONE SOLICITATION ACT, IDAHO PAY-PER-TELEPHONE CALL ACT, IDAHO CHARITABLE SOLICITATION ACT, MUSIC LICENSING AND COPYRIGHT ENFORCEMENT ACT, ...]”\n\nNote: Absence finding from the official Title 48 chapter list; no right-of-publicity chapter present. Whether a common-law/publicity-rights cause of action exists in case law could not be verified from an official source.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title48/", "last_verified": "2026-09-05", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "TITLE 48 MONOPOLIES AND TRADE PRACTICES [chapters listed: IDAHO COMPETITION ACT, ANTI-PRICE DISCRIMINATION ACT, IDAHO PATIENT ACT, UNFAIR SALES ACT — [REPEALED], REGISTRATION AND PROTECTION OF TRADEMARKS, CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, SHOPLIFTING, IDAHO TRADE SECRETS ACT, ... IDAHO TELEPHONE SOLICITATION ACT, IDAHO PAY-PER-TELEPHONE CALL ACT, IDAHO CHARITABLE SOLICITATION ACT, MUSIC LICENSING AND COPYRIGHT ENFORCEMENT ACT, ...]", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "109-idaho-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "Idaho right of publicity", "topic": "Existence of a statutory right of publicity", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "State: Idaho", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r109_idaho_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_id_18_6605_video_voyeurism_citation", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Code 18-6605: Current citation for video voyeurism/dissemination of intimate images (formerly 18-6609)", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho's video voyeurism and nonconsensual dissemination of intimate images offense is codified at Idaho Code 18-6605, redesignated from former 18-6609 in 2022.", "body": "Idaho's video voyeurism and nonconsensual dissemination of intimate images offense is codified at Idaho Code 18-6605, redesignated from former 18-6609 in 2022.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“History: [(18-6605) 18-6609, added 2004, ch. 122, sec. 1, p. 410; am. 2014, ch. 173, sec. 1, p. 477; am. 2018, ch. 256, sec. 1, p. 606; am. and redesig. 2022, ch. 124, sec. 9, p. 438; am. 2026, ch. 121, sec. 1, p. 602.]”\n\nNote: 18-6609 was redesignated 18-6605 in 2022 chapter 124.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH66/SECT18-6605", "last_verified": "2026-09-22", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "History: [(18-6605) 18-6609, added 2004, ch. 122, sec. 1, p. 410; am. 2014, ch. 173, sec. 1, p. 477; am. 2018, ch. 256, sec. 1, p. 606; am. and redesig. 2022, ch. 124, sec. 9, p. 438; am. 2026, ch. 121, sec. 1, p. 602.]", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "109-idaho-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "Idaho Code 18-6605", "topic": "Current citation for video voyeurism/dissemination of intimate images (formerly 18-6609)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "State: Idaho", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r109_idaho_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_id_18_6605_video_voyeurism_penalty", "category": "Safety", "title": "Idaho Code 18-6605: Penalty classification for video voyeurism / dissemination of intimate images", "summary": "A violation of Idaho's video voyeurism/dissemination statute is classified as a felony.", "body": "A violation of Idaho's video voyeurism/dissemination statute is classified as a felony.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“(4) A violation of this section is a felony.”\n\nNote: The statute states only that the offense is a felony; it does not itself set a specific sentencing range.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH66/SECT18-6605", "last_verified": "2026-09-22", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(4) A violation of this section is a felony.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "109-idaho-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "Idaho Code 18-6605", "topic": "Penalty classification for video voyeurism / dissemination of intimate images", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "State: Idaho", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r109_idaho_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_id_18_6605_video_voyeurism_elements_dissemination", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Code 18-6605: Elements of the dissemination/publishing offense (subsection 3)", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] It is video voyeurism to intentionally disseminate, publish, or sell (or threaten/conspire to do so) an identifiable person's intimate-image or sexual-act image without consent when the person understood the image should remain private.", "body": "It is video voyeurism to intentionally disseminate, publish, or sell (or threaten/conspire to do so) an identifiable person's intimate-image or sexual-act image without consent when the person understood the image should remain private.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“(3) A person is guilty of video voyeurism when: (a) With the intent to annoy, terrify, threaten, intimidate, harass, offend, humiliate or degrade, he intentionally disseminates, publishes or sells, or threatens or conspires to disseminate, publish or sell, any image of another person who is identifiable from the image itself or information displayed in connection with the image and whose intimate areas are exposed, in whole or in part, or who is engaged in a sexual act; (b) He knew or reasonably should have known that the person depicted in the image understood that the image should remain private; and (c) He knew or reasonably should have known that the person depicted in the image did not consent to the dissemination, publication or sale of the image.”\n\nNote: Intimate areas defined at 18-6605(1)(d) as nude genitals, nude pubic area, nude buttocks or nude female nipple. Sexual act defined at 18-6605(1)(i).", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH66/SECT18-6605", "last_verified": "2026-09-22", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(3) A person is guilty of video voyeurism when: (a) With the intent to annoy, terrify, threaten, intimidate, harass, offend, humiliate or degrade, he intentionally disseminates, publishes or sells, or threatens or conspires to disseminate, publish or sell, any image of another person who is identifiable from the image itself or information displayed in connection with the image and whose intimate areas are exposed, in whole or in part, or who is engaged in a sexual act; (b) He knew or reasonably should have known that the person depicted in the image understood that the image should remain private; and (c) He knew or reasonably should have known that the person depicted in the image did not consent to the dissemination, publication or sale of the image.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "109-idaho-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "Idaho Code 18-6605", "topic": "Elements of the dissemination/publishing offense (subsection 3)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "State: Idaho", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r109_idaho_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_id_18_6605_video_voyeurism_elements_surveillance", "category": "Safety", "title": "Idaho Code 18-6605: Elements of the surveillance/recording offense (subsection 2)", "summary": "It is video voyeurism to use or install an imaging device at a place where a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy without their knowledge or consent, for the purpose of sexual gratification or degradation.", "body": "It is video voyeurism to use or install an imaging device at a place where a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy without their knowledge or consent, for the purpose of sexual gratification or degradation.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“(2) A person is guilty of video voyeurism when, with the intent of arousing, appealing to or gratifying the lust or passions or sexual desires of such person or another person, or for his own or another person's lascivious entertainment or satisfaction of prurient interest, or for the purpose of sexually degrading or abusing any other person, he uses, installs or permits the use or installation of an imaging device at a place where a person would have a reasonable expectation of privacy, without the knowledge or consent of the person using such place.”\n\nNote: \"Place where a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy\" defined in 18-6605(1)(f).", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH66/SECT18-6605", "last_verified": "2026-09-22", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(2) A person is guilty of video voyeurism when, with the intent of arousing, appealing to or gratifying the lust or passions or sexual desires of such person or another person, or for his own or another person's lascivious entertainment or satisfaction of prurient interest, or for the purpose of sexually degrading or abusing any other person, he uses, installs or permits the use or installation of an imaging device at a place where a person would have a reasonable expectation of privacy, without the knowledge or consent of the person using such place.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "109-idaho-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "Idaho Code 18-6605", "topic": "Elements of the surveillance/recording offense (subsection 2)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "State: Idaho", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" } }, { "id": "learn_r109_idaho_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_id_18_6606_explicit_synthetic_media_citation", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Citation and origin of Idaho's 2024 explicit synthetic media (deepfake) law", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho's 2024 deepfake law is codified at Idaho Code 18-6606, 'Disclosing Explicit Synthetic Media,' added by 2024 Idaho Session Laws chapter 105, effective July 1, 2024, and amended in 2026.", "body": "Idaho's 2024 deepfake law is codified at Idaho Code 18-6606, 'Disclosing Explicit Synthetic Media,' added by 2024 Idaho Session Laws chapter 105, effective July 1, 2024, and amended in 2026.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“History: [18-6606, added 2024, ch. 105, sec. 1, p. 472; am. 2026, ch. 121, sec. 2, p. 603.]”\n\nNote: The official legislature page confirms the citation is 18-6606 rather than 18-6609 as sometimes cited.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH66/SECT18-6606", "last_verified": "2026-09-22", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "History: [18-6606, added 2024, ch. 105, sec. 1, p. 472; am. 2026, ch. 121, sec. 2, p. 603.]", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "109-idaho-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "Idaho Code 18-6606", "topic": "Citation and origin of Idaho's 2024 explicit synthetic media (deepfake) law", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "State: Idaho", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r109_idaho_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_id_18_6606_explicit_synthetic_media_penalty", "category": "Safety", "title": "Idaho Code 18-6606: Misdemeanor and felony penalties for disclosing explicit synthetic media", "summary": "Disclosing explicit synthetic media is a misdemeanor, upgraded to a felony (up to 10 years imprisonment and/or a $25,000 fine) when the identifiable person is under 18 or the actor has a prior conviction within five years.", "body": "Disclosing explicit synthetic media is a misdemeanor, upgraded to a felony (up to 10 years imprisonment and/or a $25,000 fine) when the identifiable person is under 18 or the actor has a prior conviction within five years.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“(2) A person who violates subsection (1) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor unless such person is guilty of a felony as provided in subsection (3) of this section. (3) A person who violates subsection (1) of this section when the identifiable person is under eighteen (18) years of age or when the person was previously found guilty of a violation of this section or a similar statute in another state or any local jurisdiction within the past five (5) years, notwithstanding the form of the judgment or withheld judgment, is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for a period no more than ten (10) years, or by a fine of no more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.”\n\nNote: Explicit synthetic media defined in 18-6606(4)(b) to include AI-generated images depicting identifiable individuals in sexual conduct or with intimate parts exposed.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH66/SECT18-6606", "last_verified": "2026-09-22", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(2) A person who violates subsection (1) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor unless such person is guilty of a felony as provided in subsection (3) of this section. (3) A person who violates subsection (1) of this section when the identifiable person is under eighteen (18) years of age or when the person was previously found guilty of a violation of this section or a similar statute in another state or any local jurisdiction within the past five (5) years, notwithstanding the form of the judgment or withheld judgment, is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for a period no more than ten (10) years, or by a fine of no more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "109-idaho-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "Idaho Code 18-6606", "topic": "Misdemeanor and felony penalties for disclosing explicit synthetic media", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "State: Idaho", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" } }, { "id": "learn_r109_idaho_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_id_18_6606_explicit_synthetic_media_elements", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Code 18-6606: Elements of the offense: disclosing explicit synthetic media", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A person is guilty of disclosing explicit synthetic media when they knowingly disclose such media knowing the identifiable person did not consent and disclosure would cause substantial emotional distress, or with intent to harass/humiliate, or possess and threaten to disclose to obtain money or value.", "body": "A person is guilty of disclosing explicit synthetic media when they knowingly disclose such media knowing the identifiable person did not consent and disclosure would cause substantial emotional distress, or with intent to harass/humiliate, or possess and threaten to disclose to obtain money or value.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“(1) A person is guilty of disclosing explicit synthetic media when the person knowingly: (a) Discloses explicit synthetic media and knows or reasonably should know that: (i) An identifiable person portrayed in whole or in part in the explicit synthetic media did not consent to such disclosure; and (ii) Disclosure of the explicit synthetic media would cause the identifiable person substantial emotional distress; (b) Discloses explicit synthetic media with the intent to annoy, terrify, threaten, intimidate, harass, offend, humiliate, or degrade an identifiable person portrayed in whole or in part in the explicit synthetic media; or (c) Possesses and threatens to disclose explicit synthetic media with the intent to obtain money or other valuable consideration from an identifiable person portrayed in whole or in part in the explicit synthetic media.”\n\nNote: Explicit synthetic media defined in 18-6606(4)(b); identifiable individual defined in (4)(c); intimate parts in (4)(d); synthetic media in (4)(g).", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH66/SECT18-6606", "last_verified": "2026-09-22", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(1) A person is guilty of disclosing explicit synthetic media when the person knowingly: (a) Discloses explicit synthetic media and knows or reasonably should know that: (i) An identifiable person portrayed in whole or in part in the explicit synthetic media did not consent to such disclosure; and (ii) Disclosure of the explicit synthetic media would cause the identifiable person substantial emotional distress; (b) Discloses explicit synthetic media with the intent to annoy, terrify, threaten, intimidate, harass, offend, humiliate, or degrade an identifiable person portrayed in whole or in part in the explicit synthetic media; or (c) Possesses and threatens to disclose explicit synthetic media with the intent to obtain money or other valuable consideration from an identifiable person portrayed in whole or in part in the explicit synthetic media.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "109-idaho-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "Idaho Code 18-6606", "topic": "Elements of the offense: disclosing explicit synthetic media", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "State: Idaho", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r109_idaho_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_id_18_6606_explicit_synthetic_media_exceptions", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Code 18-6606: Exceptions to the explicit synthetic media disclosure offense", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The law does not apply to disclosures for criminal investigations, reporting unlawful conduct, matters of public interest serving a lawful public purpose, legitimate scientific/educational purposes, or normal civil legal proceedings; also exempts interactive computer services and telecommunication providers for third-party content unless they intentionally aid/abet.", "body": "The law does not apply to disclosures for criminal investigations, reporting unlawful conduct, matters of public interest serving a lawful public purpose, legitimate scientific/educational purposes, or normal civil legal proceedings; also exempts interactive computer services and telecommunication providers for third-party content unless they intentionally aid/abet.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“(5) Subsection (1)(a) of this section shall not apply when: (a) The disclosure is made for the purpose of a criminal investigation or prosecution that is otherwise lawful; (b) The disclosure is for the purpose of, or in connection with, the reporting of unlawful conduct; (c) The explicit synthetic media relates to a matter of public interest and disclosure serves a lawful public purpose, provided that explicit synthetic media does not relate to a matter of public interest merely because a public figure is portrayed in the explicit synthetic media; (d) The disclosure is for legitimate scientific research or educational purposes; or (e) The disclosure is made in the normal course of civil legal proceedings and consistent with common practice or is protected by court order that prohibits further dissemination. (6) The provisions of this section shall not apply to an interactive computer service, as defined in 47 U.S.C. 230(f)(2); an information service, as defined in 47 U.S.C. 153; or a telecommunication service, as defined in section 61-121(2) or 62-603(13), Idaho Code, for content provided by another person, unless the provider intentionally aids or abets disclosing explicit synthetic media.”\n\nNote: Notably, explicit synthetic media does not relate to a matter of public interest merely because a public figure is portrayed.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH66/SECT18-6606", "last_verified": "2026-09-22", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(5) Subsection (1)(a) of this section shall not apply when: (a) The disclosure is made for the purpose of a criminal investigation or prosecution that is otherwise lawful; (b) The disclosure is for the purpose of, or in connection with, the reporting of unlawful conduct; (c) The explicit synthetic media relates to a matter of public interest and disclosure serves a lawful public purpose, provided that explicit synthetic media does not relate to a matter of public interest merely because a public figure is portrayed in the explicit synthetic media; (d) The disclosure is for legitimate scientific research or educational purposes; or (e) The disclosure is made in the normal course of civil legal proceedings and consistent with common practice or is protected by court order that prohibits further dissemination. (6) The provisions of this section shall not apply to an interactive computer service, as defined in 47 U.S.C. 230(f)(2); an information service, as defined in 47 U.S.C. 153; or a telecommunication service, as defined in section 61-121(2) or 62-603(13), Idaho Code, for content provided by another person, unless the provider intentionally aids or abets disclosing explicit synthetic media.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "109-idaho-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "Idaho Code 18-6606", "topic": "Exceptions to the explicit synthetic media disclosure offense", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "State: Idaho", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r109_idaho_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_id_18_6702_recording_one_party", "category": "Safety", "title": "Idaho Code 18-6702: Consent rule for recording/intercepting communications (one-party consent)", "summary": "Idaho permits interception of a wire, electronic or oral communication when one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent (one-party consent state).", "body": "Idaho permits interception of a wire, electronic or oral communication when one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent (one-party consent state).\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“(d) It is lawful under this chapter for a person to intercept a wire, electronic or oral communication when one (1) of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to such interception.”\n\nNote: One-party consent rule relevant to a creator recording calls or filming including a conversation they are party to. Law enforcement and service provider exceptions also listed in subsections (2)(a)-(i).", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH67/SECT18-6702", "last_verified": "2026-09-22", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(d) It is lawful under this chapter for a person to intercept a wire, electronic or oral communication when one (1) of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to such interception.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "109-idaho-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "Idaho Code 18-6702", "topic": "Consent rule for recording/intercepting communications (one-party consent)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "State: Idaho", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r109_idaho_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_id_18_6702_recording_penalty", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Code 18-6702: Penalty for unlawful interception of communications", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Willful interception or disclosure of wire, electronic or oral communications without authorization is a felony punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment and/or a fine of up to $5,000.", "body": "Willful interception or disclosure of wire, electronic or oral communications without authorization is a felony punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment and/or a fine of up to $5,000.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, any person shall be guilty of a felony and is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for a term not to exceed five (5) years or by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by both fine and imprisonment if that person: (a) Willfully intercepts, endeavors to intercept, or procures any other person to intercept or endeavor to intercept any wire, electronic or oral communication;”\n\nNote: Applies to subsections (a) through (e) of 18-6702(1).", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH67/SECT18-6702", "last_verified": "2026-09-22", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, any person shall be guilty of a felony and is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for a term not to exceed five (5) years or by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by both fine and imprisonment if that person: (a) Willfully intercepts, endeavors to intercept, or procures any other person to intercept or endeavor to intercept any wire, electronic or oral communication;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "109-idaho-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "Idaho Code 18-6702", "topic": "Penalty for unlawful interception of communications", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "State: Idaho", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r109_idaho_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_id_acp_eligibility", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Address Confidentiality Program: Eligibility requirements for the ACP", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] To be eligible for Idaho's Address Confidentiality Program an applicant must be a survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, or malicious harassment, provide a sworn statement they fear for their safety or their children's safety, provide documentation of evidence, and be at least 18 or a parent/guardian acting for a minor or incapacitated person.", "body": "To be eligible for Idaho's Address Confidentiality Program an applicant must be a survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, or malicious harassment, provide a sworn statement they fear for their safety or their children's safety, provide documentation of evidence, and be at least 18 or a parent/guardian acting for a minor or incapacitated person.\n\nWhat Idaho Secretary of State actually says:\n\n“Program Eligibility: All ACP applicants must: be a survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, or malicious harassment. provide a sworn statement that they fear for their safety or the safety of their children. provide documentation of evidence. be at least 18 years old or a parent/guardian acting on behalf of a minor or incapacitated person.”\n\nNote: Eligibility is tied to victim-survivor status, not to creator/professional status.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sos.idaho.gov/acp/", "last_verified": "2026-09-22", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho Secretary of State", "evidence_quote": "Program Eligibility: All ACP applicants must: be a survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, or malicious harassment. provide a sworn statement that they fear for their safety or the safety of their children. provide documentation of evidence. be at least 18 years old or a parent/guardian acting on behalf of a minor or incapacitated person.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "109-idaho-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "Idaho Address Confidentiality Program", "topic": "Eligibility requirements for the ACP", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "State: Idaho", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.privacy", "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r109_idaho_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_id_acp_duration", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Address Confidentiality Program: Duration of ACP certification", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Once effective, ACP certification is valid for four years and may be renewed or canceled at any time by the participant.", "body": "Once effective, ACP certification is valid for four years and may be renewed or canceled at any time by the participant.\n\nWhat Idaho Secretary of State actually says:\n\n“Certification: ACP certification is easy to get and is processed quickly. Once effective, it is valid for four years and can be renewed or canceled at any time by the participant.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sos.idaho.gov/acp/", "last_verified": "2026-09-22", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho Secretary of State", "evidence_quote": "Certification: ACP certification is easy to get and is processed quickly. Once effective, it is valid for four years and can be renewed or canceled at any time by the participant.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "109-idaho-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "Idaho Address Confidentiality Program", "topic": "Duration of ACP certification", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "State: Idaho", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.privacy", "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r109_idaho_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_id_acp_agency_acceptance", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Government acceptance of the substitute address", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] All Idaho state and local agencies are required to accept the ACP substitute address as the individual's actual address, per Idaho Code section 19-57.", "body": "All Idaho state and local agencies are required to accept the ACP substitute address as the individual's actual address, per Idaho Code section 19-57.\n\nWhat Idaho Secretary of State actually says:\n\n“All state and local agencies are required to accept the substitute address as the actual address of the individual. (Idaho Code §19-57)”\n\nNote: Substitute address can be used for driver's license, vehicle registration, state benefits, court records, voter registration, schools, and libraries.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sos.idaho.gov/acp/", "last_verified": "2026-09-22", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho Secretary of State", "evidence_quote": "All state and local agencies are required to accept the substitute address as the actual address of the individual. (Idaho Code §19-57)", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "109-idaho-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "Idaho Address Confidentiality Program", "topic": "Government acceptance of the substitute address", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "State: Idaho", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.privacy", "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r109_idaho_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_id_sos_business_register_public_record", "category": "Safety", "title": "Public status of business registration information", "summary": "Idaho business registrations are public records and the information on the registration form, including the registrant's name and address, is available to the public; a person must be 18 to register a business.", "body": "Idaho business registrations are public records and the information on the registration form, including the registrant's name and address, is available to the public; a person must be 18 to register a business.\n\nWhat State of Idaho (Business.Idaho.gov) actually says:\n\n“Business registrations are public records. Information included on the registration form, including your name and address, will be available to the public. You must be 18 years old to register a business.”\n\nNote: Relevant to creators who incorporate or register a DBA; their name and address become public. The specific URL https://business.idaho.gov/register-a-business/ was referenced in prior work; this page was not re-fetched in this session but the quote is from the official state business portal.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://business.idaho.gov/register-a-business/", "last_verified": "2026-09-22", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "State of Idaho (Business.Idaho.gov)", "evidence_quote": "Business registrations are public records. Information included on the registration form, including your name and address, will be available to the public. You must be 18 years old to register a business.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "109-idaho-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "Idaho SOS business register", "topic": "Public status of business registration information", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "State: Idaho", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.privacy" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r109_idaho_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_id_right_of_publicity_no_statute", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Existence of a statutory right of publicity", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Code Title 48 contains no right-of-publicity chapter; its chapters cover competition, trademarks, consumer protection, trade secrets, telephone solicitation, and similar commercial/trade matters, so there is no statute in Title 48 establishing a right of publicity.", "body": "Idaho Code Title 48 contains no right-of-publicity chapter; its chapters cover competition, trademarks, consumer protection, trade secrets, telephone solicitation, and similar commercial/trade matters, so there is no statute in Title 48 establishing a right of publicity.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“TITLE 48 MONOPOLIES AND TRADE PRACTICES [chapters listed: IDAHO COMPETITION ACT, ANTI-PRICE DISCRIMINATION ACT, IDAHO PATIENT ACT, UNFAIR SALES ACT — [REPEALED], REGISTRATION AND PROTECTION OF TRADEMARKS, CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, SHOPLIFTING, IDAHO TRADE SECRETS ACT, ... IDAHO TELEPHONE SOLICITATION ACT, IDAHO PAY-PER-TELEPHONE CALL ACT, IDAHO CHARITABLE SOLICITATION ACT, MUSIC LICENSING AND COPYRIGHT ENFORCEMENT ACT, ...]”\n\nNote: Absence finding from the official Title 48 chapter list; no right-of-publicity chapter present. Whether a common-law/publicity-rights cause of action exists in case law could not be verified from an official source.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title48/", "last_verified": "2026-09-22", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "TITLE 48 MONOPOLIES AND TRADE PRACTICES [chapters listed: IDAHO COMPETITION ACT, ANTI-PRICE DISCRIMINATION ACT, IDAHO PATIENT ACT, UNFAIR SALES ACT — [REPEALED], REGISTRATION AND PROTECTION OF TRADEMARKS, CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, SHOPLIFTING, IDAHO TRADE SECRETS ACT, ... IDAHO TELEPHONE SOLICITATION ACT, IDAHO PAY-PER-TELEPHONE CALL ACT, IDAHO CHARITABLE SOLICITATION ACT, MUSIC LICENSING AND COPYRIGHT ENFORCEMENT ACT, ...]", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "109-idaho-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "Idaho right of publicity", "topic": "Existence of a statutory right of publicity", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "State: Idaho", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-id" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } } ] }