{ "batch": "6652-south-dakota-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r6652_south_dakota_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_7916_south_dakota_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_crim", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-21-4: Criminal offence: non-consensual intimate images", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Disclosing or selling a nude or sexual-act photo or recording made without consent, with intent to harass or harm, is a Class 1 misdemeanor; a subsequent violation is a Class 6 felony.", "body": "Disclosing or selling a nude or sexual-act photo or recording made without consent, with intent to harass or harm, is a Class 1 misdemeanor; a subsequent violation is a Class 6 felony.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“A violation of subdivision (1) or (2) is a Class 1 misdemeanor, unless the victim is seventeen years of age or younger and the perpetrator is at least twenty-one years of age at the time the photograph or recording is made, in which case the violation is a Class 6 felony. Any subsequent violation of subdivision (1) or (2) is a Class 6 felony.”\n\nNote: Region tag us-al applied per batch-level instruction; statute itself is South Dakota Codified Law.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-21-4.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "A violation of subdivision (1) or (2) is a Class 1 misdemeanor, unless the victim is seventeen years of age or younger and the perpetrator is at least twenty-one years of age at the time the photograph or recording is made, in which case the violation is a Class 6 felony. Any subsequent violation of subdivision (1) or (2) is a Class 6 felony.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6652-south-dakota-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "SDCL 22-21-4", "topic": "Criminal offence: non-consensual intimate images", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-al" ], "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_r6652_south_dakota_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_7916_south_dakota_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_synth", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-21-4: Synthetic (deepfake) sexual images", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Creating, distributing or selling digitally fabricated material depicting an identifiable person nude or in sexual conduct is a Class 5 felony.", "body": "Creating, distributing or selling digitally fabricated material depicting an identifiable person nude or in sexual conduct is a Class 5 felony.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“(3) Knowingly and intentionally create, disclose, disseminate, distribute, or sell, by any means, digitally fabricated material depicting the identifiable individual: (a) In a state of nudity, as defined in § 22-24A-2 ,”\n\nNote: Region tag us-al applied per batch-level instruction; statute itself is South Dakota Codified Law.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-21-4.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "(3) Knowingly and intentionally create, disclose, disseminate, distribute, or sell, by any means, digitally fabricated material depicting the identifiable individual: (a) In a state of nudity, as defined in § 22-24A-2 ,", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6652-south-dakota-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "SDCL 22-21-4", "topic": "Synthetic (deepfake) sexual images", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-al" ], "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_r6652_south_dakota_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_7916_south_dakota_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_synth_pen", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-21-4: Penalty for deepfakes", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A violation of subdivision (3) (digitally fabricated material) is a Class 5 felony.", "body": "A violation of subdivision (3) (digitally fabricated material) is a Class 5 felony.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“A violation of subdivision (3) is a Class 5 felony.”\n\nNote: Region tag us-al applied per batch-level instruction; statute itself is South Dakota Codified Law.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-21-4.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "A violation of subdivision (3) is a Class 5 felony.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6652-south-dakota-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "SDCL 22-21-4", "topic": "Penalty for deepfakes", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-al" ], "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_r6652_south_dakota_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_7916_south_dakota_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_synth_src", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-21-4: Effective amendment", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The deepfake subdivision and definitions were added by Session Laws 2026, chapter 104.", "body": "The deepfake subdivision and definitions were added by Session Laws 2026, chapter 104.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“SL 2022, ch 63 , § 1; SL 2026, ch 104 , § 1.”\n\nNote: Region tag us-al applied per batch-level instruction; statute itself is South Dakota Codified Law.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-21-4.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "SL 2022, ch 63 , § 1; SL 2026, ch 104 , § 1.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "6652-south-dakota-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "SDCL 22-21-4", "topic": "Effective amendment", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-al" ], "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_r6652_south_dakota_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_7916_south_dakota_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_synth_def", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-21-4.1: Definitions for deepfakes", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 'Digitally fabricated material' must appear to an ordinary person to be an authentic depiction of an identifiable individual and be adapted, generated or modified to falsely depict appearance, conduct or voice.", "body": "'Digitally fabricated material' must appear to an ordinary person to be an authentic depiction of an identifiable individual and be adapted, generated or modified to falsely depict appearance, conduct or voice.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“(a) Appears to an ordinary person to be an authentic depiction of an identifiable individual; and (b) Is adapted, generated, or modified to falsely depict an individual's appearance, conduct, or voice; and”\n\nNote: Region tag us-al applied per batch-level instruction; statute itself is South Dakota Codified Law.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-21-4.1.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "(a) Appears to an ordinary person to be an authentic depiction of an identifiable individual; and (b) Is adapted, generated, or modified to falsely depict an individual's appearance, conduct, or voice; and", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6652-south-dakota-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "SDCL 22-21-4.1", "topic": "Definitions for deepfakes", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-al" ], "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_r6652_south_dakota_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_7916_south_dakota_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_prov", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-21-5: Service providers not liable", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The section does not impose liability on providers of interactive computer services and similar services.", "body": "The section does not impose liability on providers of interactive computer services and similar services.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“Nothing in § 22-21-4 shall be construed to impose liability on a provider of an electronic communication service, an information service, a mobile service, including a commercial mobile service, a telecommunication service, an interactive computer service, or a cable service as those terms are defined under federal law.”\n\nNote: Region tag us-al applied per batch-level instruction; statute itself is South Dakota Codified Law.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/Statute/22-21-5", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "Nothing in § 22-21-4 shall be construed to impose liability on a provider of an electronic communication service, an information service, a mobile service, including a commercial mobile service, a telecommunication service, an interactive computer service, or a cable service as those terms are defined under federal law.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6652-south-dakota-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "SDCL 22-21-5", "topic": "Service providers not liable", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-al" ], "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_r6652_south_dakota_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_7916_south_dakota_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_ai_csam", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-24A-2: AI-generated child sexual imagery", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 'Computer-generated child pornography' includes depictions of an individual indistinguishable from an actual minor created by artificial intelligence; possessing, distributing or manufacturing it is a felony (22-24A-35 to 37).", "body": "'Computer-generated child pornography' includes depictions of an individual indistinguishable from an actual minor created by artificial intelligence; possessing, distributing or manufacturing it is a felony (22-24A-35 to 37).\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“(c) An individual indistinguishable from an actual minor created by the use of artificial intelligence or other computer technology capable of processing and interpreting specific data inputs to create a visual depiction;”\n\nNote: Region tag us-al applied per batch-level instruction; statute itself is South Dakota Codified Law.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-24A-2.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "(c) An individual indistinguishable from an actual minor created by the use of artificial intelligence or other computer technology capable of processing and interpreting specific data inputs to create a visual depiction;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6652-south-dakota-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "SDCL 22-24A-2", "topic": "AI-generated child sexual imagery", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-al" ], "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_r6652_south_dakota_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_7916_south_dakota_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_ai_manuf", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 22-24A-37: Manufacturing computer-generated child pornography", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Creating or knowingly permitting creation of any computer-generated child pornography is a Class 2 felony with a mandatory minimum prison term.", "body": "Creating or knowingly permitting creation of any computer-generated child pornography is a Class 2 felony with a mandatory minimum prison term.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“A person is guilty of manufacturing child pornography if the person creates, causes the creation of, or knowingly permits the creation of: (1) Any visual depiction of a minor engaged in a prohibited sexual act, or in a simulation of a prohibited sexual act; or (2) Any computer-generated child pornography. A violation of this section is a Class 2 felony.”\n\nNote: Region tag us-al applied per batch-level instruction; statute itself is South Dakota Codified Law.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/22-24A-37.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "A person is guilty of manufacturing child pornography if the person creates, causes the creation of, or knowingly permits the creation of: (1) Any visual depiction of a minor engaged in a prohibited sexual act, or in a simulation of a prohibited sexual act; or (2) Any computer-generated child pornography. A violation of this section is a Class 2 felony.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6652-south-dakota-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "SDCL 22-24A-37", "topic": "Manufacturing computer-generated child pornography", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-al" ], "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_r6652_south_dakota_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_7916_south_dakota_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_lim1", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 23A-42-2: Limitation period for misdemeanors and lower felonies", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Prosecutions other than Class A, B or C felonies must be commenced within seven years after the offence.", "body": "Prosecutions other than Class A, B or C felonies must be commenced within seven years after the offence.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“the proceedings shall be commenced within seven years after the commission of the offense or crime”\n\nNote: Region tag us-al applied per batch-level instruction; statute itself is South Dakota Codified Law.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/23A-42-2.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "the proceedings shall be commenced within seven years after the commission of the offense or crime", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6652-south-dakota-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "SDCL 23A-42-2", "topic": "Limitation period for misdemeanors and lower felonies", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-al" ], "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_r6652_south_dakota_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_7916_south_dakota_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_lim2", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL 23A-42-1: No limitation for Class A, B and C felonies", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] There is no limitation period for prosecuting a Class A, B or C felony.", "body": "There is no limitation period for prosecuting a Class A, B or C felony.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“There is no limitation on the time within which a prosecution for Class A, Class B, or Class C felony must be commenced.”\n\nNote: Region tag us-al applied per batch-level instruction; statute itself is South Dakota Codified Law.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/Statute/23A-42-1", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "There is no limitation on the time within which a prosecution for Class A, Class B, or Class C felony must be commenced.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6652-south-dakota-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "SDCL 23A-42-1", "topic": "No limitation for Class A, B and C felonies", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-al" ], "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_r6652_south_dakota_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_7916_south_dakota_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_civil", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SDCL ch. 22-21: Civil cause of action for deepfakes / intimate images", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The Invasions of Privacy chapter contains no civil damages remedy or court-ordered takedown procedure for non-consensual intimate or fabricated images.", "body": "The Invasions of Privacy chapter contains no civil damages remedy or court-ordered takedown procedure for non-consensual intimate or fabricated images.\n\nWhat South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws) actually says:\n\n“22-21-4.1 Prohibited recording or manipulated image--Definitions. 22-21-5 Service providers not liable.”\n\nNote: ABSENCE RECORD (inferred from an index/listing or page that does not mention it, not from operative text). Read the full index of chapter 22-21. Not searched across the entire Codified Laws; common-law claims are not covered. Region tag us-al applied per batch-level instruction; statute itself is South Dakota Codified Law.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/Statute/22-21", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "South Dakota Legislature (South Dakota Codified Laws)", "evidence_quote": "22-21-4.1 Prohibited recording or manipulated image--Definitions. 22-21-5 Service providers not liable.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "6652-south-dakota-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "SDCL ch. 22-21", "topic": "Civil cause of action for deepfakes / intimate images", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "SD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-al" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } } ] }