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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Pennsylvania: statutory code index",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Pennsylvania's consolidated statutes are published on the official General Assembly site at legis.state.pa.us under the Consolidated Statutes index page listing titles including Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure).",
      "body": "Pennsylvania's consolidated statutes are published on the official General Assembly site at legis.state.pa.us under the Consolidated Statutes index page listing titles including Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure).\n\nWhat Pennsylvania General Assembly actually says:\n\n“Consolidated Statutes”\n\nNote: Anchor record for Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes index.",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Pennsylvania: criminal statute, intimate image",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Pennsylvania law criminalizes the dissemination of a visual depiction of a current or former sexual or intimate partner in a state of nudity or engaged in sexual conduct, with the intent to harass, annoy, or alarm.",
      "body": "Pennsylvania law criminalizes the dissemination of a visual depiction of a current or former sexual or intimate partner in a state of nudity or engaged in sexual conduct, with the intent to harass, annoy, or alarm.\n\nWhat Pennsylvania General Assembly actually says:\n\n“(a) Offense defined.-- Except as provided in sections 5903 (relating to obscene and other sexual materials and performances), 6312 (relating to sexual abuse of children) and 6321 (relating to transmission of sexually explicit images by minor), a person commits the offense of unlawful dissemination of intimate image if, with intent to harass, annoy or alarm another, the person disseminates:\n\n(1) A visual depiction of the current or former sexual or intimate partner in a state of nudity or engaged in sexual conduct.”",
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      "evidence_quote": "(a) Offense defined.-- Except as provided in sections 5903 (relating to obscene and other sexual materials and performances), 6312 (relating to sexual abuse of children) and 6321 (relating to transmission of sexually explicit images by minor), a person commits the offense of unlawful dissemination of intimate image if, with intent to harass, annoy or alarm another, the person disseminates:\n\n(1) A visual depiction of the current or former sexual or intimate partner in a state of nudity or engaged in sexual conduct.",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Pennsylvania: criminal statute, deepfake",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Pennsylvania law criminalizes the dissemination of an artificially generated sexual depiction of an individual, with the intent to harass, annoy, or alarm.",
      "body": "Pennsylvania law criminalizes the dissemination of an artificially generated sexual depiction of an individual, with the intent to harass, annoy, or alarm.\n\nWhat Pennsylvania General Assembly actually says:\n\n“(a) Offense defined.-- Except as provided in sections 5903 (relating to obscene and other sexual materials and performances), 6312 (relating to sexual abuse of children) and 6321 (relating to transmission of sexually explicit images by minor), a person commits the offense of unlawful dissemination of intimate image if, with intent to harass, annoy or alarm another, the person disseminates:\n\n(1) A visual depiction of the current or former sexual or intimate partner in a state of nudity or engaged in sexual conduct.\n\n(2) An artificially generated sexual depiction of an individual.”",
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      "evidence_quote": "(a) Offense defined.-- Except as provided in sections 5903 (relating to obscene and other sexual materials and performances), 6312 (relating to sexual abuse of children) and 6321 (relating to transmission of sexually explicit images by minor), a person commits the offense of unlawful dissemination of intimate image if, with intent to harass, annoy or alarm another, the person disseminates:\n\n(1) A visual depiction of the current or former sexual or intimate partner in a state of nudity or engaged in sexual conduct.\n\n(2) An artificially generated sexual depiction of an individual.",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Pennsylvania: criminal statute, grading",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] An offense of unlawful dissemination of intimate image under 18 Pa.C.S. § 3131 is a misdemeanor of the first degree if the victim is a minor, and a misdemeanor of the second degree if the victim is not a minor.",
      "body": "An offense of unlawful dissemination of intimate image under 18 Pa.C.S. § 3131 is a misdemeanor of the first degree if the victim is a minor, and a misdemeanor of the second degree if the victim is not a minor.\n\nWhat Pennsylvania General Assembly actually says:\n\n“(c) Grading.-- \n\n(1) An offense under subsection (a)(1) shall be:\n\n(i) A misdemeanor of the first degree, when the person depicted is a minor.\n\n(ii) A misdemeanor of the second degree, when the person depicted is not a minor.\n\n(2) An offense under subsection (a)(2) shall be:\n\n(i) A misdemeanor of the first degree, when the person depicted is a minor.\n\n(ii) A misdemeanor of the second degree, when the person depicted is not a minor.”",
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      "evidence_quote": "(c) Grading.-- \n\n(1) An offense under subsection (a)(1) shall be:\n\n(i) A misdemeanor of the first degree, when the person depicted is a minor.\n\n(ii) A misdemeanor of the second degree, when the person depicted is not a minor.\n\n(2) An offense under subsection (a)(2) shall be:\n\n(i) A misdemeanor of the first degree, when the person depicted is a minor.\n\n(ii) A misdemeanor of the second degree, when the person depicted is not a minor.",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Pennsylvania: criminal statute, territorial applicability",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A person may be convicted of unlawful dissemination of intimate image under 18 Pa.C.S. § 3131 if either the victim or the offender is located within Pennsylvania.",
      "body": "A person may be convicted of unlawful dissemination of intimate image under 18 Pa.C.S. § 3131 if either the victim or the offender is located within Pennsylvania.\n\nWhat Pennsylvania General Assembly actually says:\n\n“(d) Territorial applicability.-- A person may be convicted under the provisions of this section if the victim or the\noffender is located within this Commonwealth.”",
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      "evidence_quote": "(d) Territorial applicability.-- A person may be convicted under the provisions of this section if the victim or the\noffender is located within this Commonwealth.",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Pennsylvania: criminal statute, enforcement",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The Pennsylvania Attorney General has concurrent authority with local prosecutors to investigate and institute criminal proceedings for violations of 18 Pa.C.S. § 3131 involving more than one county or another state.",
      "body": "The Pennsylvania Attorney General has concurrent authority with local prosecutors to investigate and institute criminal proceedings for violations of 18 Pa.C.S. § 3131 involving more than one county or another state.\n\nWhat Pennsylvania General Assembly actually says:\n\n“(f) Concurrent jurisdiction to prosecute.-- In addition to the authority conferred upon the Attorney General by the act of October\n15, 1980 (P.L.950, No.164), known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act, the Attorney\nGeneral shall have the authority to investigate and to institute criminal proceedings\nfor any violation of this section or any series of violations involving more than\none county of this Commonwealth or another state.”",
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      "evidence_quote": "(f) Concurrent jurisdiction to prosecute.-- In addition to the authority conferred upon the Attorney General by the act of October\n15, 1980 (P.L.950, No.164), known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act, the Attorney\nGeneral shall have the authority to investigate and to institute criminal proceedings\nfor any violation of this section or any series of violations involving more than\none county of this Commonwealth or another state.",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Pennsylvania: civil remedy, intimate image",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Pennsylvania law establishes a civil cause of action for the unlawful dissemination of an intimate image, as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 3131, allowing for recovery of damages for loss or injury sustained.",
      "body": "Pennsylvania law establishes a civil cause of action for the unlawful dissemination of an intimate image, as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 3131, allowing for recovery of damages for loss or injury sustained.\n\nWhat Pennsylvania General Assembly actually says:\n\n“(a) Cause of action established.-- A person may bring a civil cause of action based upon unlawful dissemination of intimate\nimage, as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 3131 (relating to unlawful dissemination of intimate\nimage), in order to recover damages for any loss or injury sustained as a result of\nthe violation.”",
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      "evidence_quote": "(a) Cause of action established.-- A person may bring a civil cause of action based upon unlawful dissemination of intimate\nimage, as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 3131 (relating to unlawful dissemination of intimate\nimage), in order to recover damages for any loss or injury sustained as a result of\nthe violation.",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Pennsylvania: civil remedy, damages",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] In a civil action for unlawful dissemination of an intimate image, Pennsylvania law allows the court to award actual damages (or $500, whichever is greater), reasonable attorney fees, court costs, and additional relief, and may award up to three times the actual damages.",
      "body": "In a civil action for unlawful dissemination of an intimate image, Pennsylvania law allows the court to award actual damages (or $500, whichever is greater), reasonable attorney fees, court costs, and additional relief, and may award up to three times the actual damages.\n\nWhat Pennsylvania General Assembly actually says:\n\n“(c) Damages.-- A court of competent jurisdiction may award damages as set forth in this subsection.\nIn determining the extent of injury, the court shall consider that dissemination of\nan intimate image may cause long-term or permanent injury. The court may award:\n\n(1) Actual damages arising from the incident or $500, whichever is greater. Damages include\nloss of money, reputation or property, whether real or personal. The court may, in\nits discretion, award up to three times the actual damages sustained, but not less\nthan $500.\n\n(2) Reasonable attorney fees and court costs.\n\n(3) Additional relief the court deems necessary and proper.”",
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      "evidence_quote": "(c) Damages.-- A court of competent jurisdiction may award damages as set forth in this subsection.\nIn determining the extent of injury, the court shall consider that dissemination of\nan intimate image may cause long-term or permanent injury. The court may award:\n\n(1) Actual damages arising from the incident or $500, whichever is greater. Damages include\nloss of money, reputation or property, whether real or personal. The court may, in\nits discretion, award up to three times the actual damages sustained, but not less\nthan $500.\n\n(2) Reasonable attorney fees and court costs.\n\n(3) Additional relief the court deems necessary and proper.",
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