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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Vermont Statutes Online: Title 13 chapter 059 heading (anchor)",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The Vermont General Assembly's official Vermont Statutes Online publishes 13 V.S.A. chapter 59 under the heading quoted. Sections 2605 to 2607 are in subchapter 1 of this chapter.",
      "body": "The Vermont General Assembly's official Vermont Statutes Online publishes 13 V.S.A. chapter 59 under the heading quoted. Sections 2605 to 2607 are in subchapter 1 of this chapter.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n“Chapter 059 : Lewdness and Prostitution”\n\nNote: Anchor record: the legislature's own statute site, legislature.vermont.gov (state domain).",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/13/059",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
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      "evidence_quote": "Chapter 059 : Lewdness and Prostitution",
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      "subject": "Vermont Statutes Online",
      "topic": "Title 13 chapter 059 heading (anchor)",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
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      "id": "learn_r856_vermont_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_856_vermont_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_ncii",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2606: Disclosure of sexually explicit images without consent (criminal)",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. 2606(b)(1): no person shall knowingly disclose a visual image of an identifiable nude or sexually engaged person without consent, with intent to harm, harass or intimidate, where a reasonable person would suffer harm; up to two years or $2,000, or up to five years or $10,000 if for financial profit.",
      "body": "13 V.S.A. 2606(b)(1): no person shall knowingly disclose a visual image of an identifiable nude or sexually engaged person without consent, with intent to harm, harass or intimidate, where a reasonable person would suffer harm; up to two years or $2,000, or up to five years or $10,000 if for financial profit.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n“No person shall knowingly disclose a visual image of an identifiable person who is nude or who is engaged in sexual conduct, without the person’s consent, with the intent to harm, harass, or intimidate the person depicted, and the disclosure would cause a reasonable person to suffer harm. A person who violates this subdivision shall be imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more than $2,000.00, or both. A person who violates this subdivision with the intent of disclosing the image for financial profit shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $10,000.00, or both.”",
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      "evidence_quote": "No person shall knowingly disclose a visual image of an identifiable person who is nude or who is engaged in sexual conduct, without the person’s consent, with the intent to harm, harass, or intimidate the person depicted, and the disclosure would cause a reasonable person to suffer harm. A person who violates this subdivision shall be imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more than $2,000.00, or both. A person who violates this subdivision with the intent of disclosing the image for financial profit shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $10,000.00, or both.",
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      "subject": "13 V.S.A. § 2606",
      "topic": "Disclosure of sexually explicit images without consent (criminal)",
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      "id": "learn_r856_vermont_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_856_vermont_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_ncii_consent",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2606: Disclosure of sexually explicit images: consent to recording is not consent to disclosure",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. 2606(b)(2): consent to recording or production of the visual image does not, by itself, constitute consent for disclosure of the image.",
      "body": "13 V.S.A. 2606(b)(2): consent to recording or production of the visual image does not, by itself, constitute consent for disclosure of the image.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n“Consent to recording or production of the visual image does not, by itself, constitute consent for disclosure of the image.”",
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      "evidence_quote": "Consent to recording or production of the visual image does not, by itself, constitute consent for disclosure of the image.",
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      "subject": "13 V.S.A. § 2606",
      "topic": "Disclosure of sexually explicit images: consent to recording is not consent to disclosure",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2606: Disclosure of sexually explicit images: exceptions",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. 2606(d)(1): the section does not apply to images involving voluntary nudity or sexual conduct in public or commercial settings or where a person has no reasonable expectation of privacy.",
      "body": "13 V.S.A. 2606(d)(1): the section does not apply to images involving voluntary nudity or sexual conduct in public or commercial settings or where a person has no reasonable expectation of privacy.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n“Images involving voluntary nudity or sexual conduct in public or commercial settings or in a place where a person does not have a reasonable expectation of privacy.”\n\nNote: Relevant to a creator's own commercially published content; 2606(d)(4) separately exempts interactive computer services for content solely provided by another person.",
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      "evidence_quote": "Images involving voluntary nudity or sexual conduct in public or commercial settings or in a place where a person does not have a reasonable expectation of privacy.",
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      "topic": "Disclosure of sexually explicit images: exceptions",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2606: Disclosure of sexually explicit images: digitally altered images included",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. 2606(a)(5)-(6): 'visual image' includes an image created or altered by digitization, meaning altering an image in a realistic manner using images of a person or computer-generated images.",
      "body": "13 V.S.A. 2606(a)(5)-(6): 'visual image' includes an image created or altered by digitization, meaning altering an image in a realistic manner using images of a person or computer-generated images.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n““Visual image” includes a photograph, film, videotape, recording, or digital reproduction, including an image created or altered by digitization. (6) “Digitization” means the process of altering an image in a realistic manner utilizing an image or images of a person, including images other than the person depicted, or computer-generated images.”",
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      "evidence_quote": "“Visual image” includes a photograph, film, videotape, recording, or digital reproduction, including an image created or altered by digitization. (6) “Digitization” means the process of altering an image in a realistic manner utilizing an image or images of a person, including images other than the person depicted, or computer-generated images.",
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      "subject": "13 V.S.A. § 2606",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2607: Sexual extortion",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. 2607(b): no person shall knowingly threaten to disclose a nude or sexual visual image of an identifiable person without consent with intent to compel them to produce images, engage in sexual conduct, or provide money; up to three years or $3,000 if the victim is 18 or older.",
      "body": "13 V.S.A. 2607(b): no person shall knowingly threaten to disclose a nude or sexual visual image of an identifiable person without consent with intent to compel them to produce images, engage in sexual conduct, or provide money; up to three years or $3,000 if the victim is 18 or older.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n“No person shall knowingly threaten to disclose a visual image of an identifiable person who is nude or who is engaged in sexual conduct, without the person’s consent, with the intent to compel a person to: (1) produce nude images or images of sexual conduct; (2) engage in sexual conduct; (3) engage in any act against the person’s will; (4) refrain from engaging in any act in which the person has a legal right to engage; or (5) provide money or anything of value.”\n\nNote: Added by 2025 Act 89, effective July 1, 2026. Penalty is in 2607(d).",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/059/02607",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
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      "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online)",
      "evidence_quote": "No person shall knowingly threaten to disclose a visual image of an identifiable person who is nude or who is engaged in sexual conduct, without the person’s consent, with the intent to compel a person to: (1) produce nude images or images of sexual conduct; (2) engage in sexual conduct; (3) engage in any act against the person’s will; (4) refrain from engaging in any act in which the person has a legal right to engage; or (5) provide money or anything of value.",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2605: Voyeurism: civil action",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. 2605(k)(1): a plaintiff has a private cause of action against a defendant who intentionally displays or discloses to a third party an image recorded in violation of subsection (c) and the disclosure causes the plaintiff harm.",
      "body": "13 V.S.A. 2605(k)(1): a plaintiff has a private cause of action against a defendant who intentionally displays or discloses to a third party an image recorded in violation of subsection (c) and the disclosure causes the plaintiff harm.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n“A plaintiff shall have a private cause of action against a defendant who intentionally displays or discloses to a third party an image recorded in violation of subsection (c) of this section and the display or disclosure causes the plaintiff harm.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/059/02605",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online)",
      "evidence_quote": "A plaintiff shall have a private cause of action against a defendant who intentionally displays or discloses to a third party an image recorded in violation of subsection (c) of this section and the display or disclosure causes the plaintiff harm.",
      "volatility": "low",
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      "subject": "13 V.S.A. § 2605",
      "topic": "Voyeurism: civil action",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2606: Civil action for non-consensual disclosure of a sexual image",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. 2606(e)(1): a plaintiff has a private cause of action against a defendant who knowingly discloses, without consent, an identifiable visual image of the plaintiff nude or engaged in sexual conduct, where the disclosure causes harm.",
      "body": "13 V.S.A. 2606(e)(1): a plaintiff has a private cause of action against a defendant who knowingly discloses, without consent, an identifiable visual image of the plaintiff nude or engaged in sexual conduct, where the disclosure causes harm.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n“A plaintiff shall have a private cause of action against a defendant who knowingly discloses, without the plaintiff’s consent, an identifiable visual image of the plaintiff while the plaintiff is nude or engaged in sexual conduct and the disclosure causes the plaintiff harm.”",
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      "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online)",
      "evidence_quote": "A plaintiff shall have a private cause of action against a defendant who knowingly discloses, without the plaintiff’s consent, an identifiable visual image of the plaintiff while the plaintiff is nude or engaged in sexual conduct and the disclosure causes the plaintiff harm.",
      "volatility": "low",
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      "topic": "Civil action for non-consensual disclosure of a sexual image",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2606: Civil action: injunction and pseudonym",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. 2606(e)(2): in addition to other relief the court may order a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction or permanent injunction ordering the defendant to cease display or disclosure of the image, and may maintain a plaintiff's confidentiality using a pseudonym.",
      "body": "13 V.S.A. 2606(e)(2): in addition to other relief the court may order a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction or permanent injunction ordering the defendant to cease display or disclosure of the image, and may maintain a plaintiff's confidentiality using a pseudonym.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n“In addition to any other relief available at law, the court may order equitable relief, including a temporary restraining order, a preliminary injunction, or a permanent injunction ordering the defendant to cease display or disclosure of the image. The court may grant injunctive relief maintaining the confidentiality of a plaintiff using a pseudonym.”\n\nNote: Section 2606(e) names no statutory damages figure and says nothing about attorney fees; none appears in the text read.",
      "source_type": "official",
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      "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
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      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online)",
      "evidence_quote": "In addition to any other relief available at law, the court may order equitable relief, including a temporary restraining order, a preliminary injunction, or a permanent injunction ordering the defendant to cease display or disclosure of the image. The court may grant injunctive relief maintaining the confidentiality of a plaintiff using a pseudonym.",
      "volatility": "low",
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      "subject": "13 V.S.A. § 2606",
      "topic": "Civil action: injunction and pseudonym",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2606: Civil action: no time limit",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. 2606(e)(4): a civil action under the section may be commenced at any time after the act alleged to have caused the injury; the subsection applies retroactively to violations on or after July 1, 2015.",
      "body": "13 V.S.A. 2606(e)(4): a civil action under the section may be commenced at any time after the act alleged to have caused the injury; the subsection applies retroactively to violations on or after July 1, 2015.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n“A civil action authorized by this subsection may be commenced at any time after the act alleged to have caused the injury or condition. Notwithstanding 1 V.S.A. § 214, this subsection shall apply retroactively to a violation of this section that occurred on or after July 1, 2015, irrespective of any statute of limitations in effect at the time the violation occurred.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/059/02606",
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      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online)",
      "evidence_quote": "A civil action authorized by this subsection may be commenced at any time after the act alleged to have caused the injury or condition. Notwithstanding 1 V.S.A. § 214, this subsection shall apply retroactively to a violation of this section that occurred on or after July 1, 2015, irrespective of any statute of limitations in effect at the time the violation occurred.",
      "volatility": "low",
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      "subject": "13 V.S.A. § 2606",
      "topic": "Civil action: no time limit",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
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      "id": "learn_r856_vermont_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_856_vermont_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_ncii_site",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2606: Website fee ban: no charge to remove a depicted person's image",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. 2606(c): a person who maintains a website, online service or application that contains a nude or sexual image of an identifiable person shall not solicit or accept a fee or other consideration to remove, delete, correct, modify or refrain from posting the image if requested by the depicted person.",
      "body": "13 V.S.A. 2606(c): a person who maintains a website, online service or application that contains a nude or sexual image of an identifiable person shall not solicit or accept a fee or other consideration to remove, delete, correct, modify or refrain from posting the image if requested by the depicted person.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n“A person who maintains an internet website, online service, online application, or mobile application that contains a visual image of an identifiable person who is nude or who is engaged in sexual conduct shall not solicit or accept a fee or other consideration to remove, delete, correct, modify, or refrain from posting or disclosing the visual image if requested by the depicted person.”\n\nNote: Section 2606(d)(4) separately exempts interactive computer services for content solely provided by another person.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/059/02606",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online)",
      "evidence_quote": "A person who maintains an internet website, online service, online application, or mobile application that contains a visual image of an identifiable person who is nude or who is engaged in sexual conduct shall not solicit or accept a fee or other consideration to remove, delete, correct, modify, or refrain from posting or disclosing the visual image if requested by the depicted person.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "856-vermont-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws",
      "subject": "13 V.S.A. § 2606",
      "topic": "Website fee ban: no charge to remove a depicted person's image",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "VT",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "setting_up",
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          "us-vt"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
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      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
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      "id": "learn_r856_vermont_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_856_vermont_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_crim_sol",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 4501: Criminal limitation period for disclosure of sexually explicit images",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. 4501(c)(6)-(8): prosecutions for voyeurism by photographing or recording (2605(c)), display or disclosure of voyeuristic images (2605(e)) and disclosure of sexually explicit images without consent (2606) must be commenced within 40 years of the offence.",
      "body": "13 V.S.A. 4501(c)(6)-(8): prosecutions for voyeurism by photographing or recording (2605(c)), display or disclosure of voyeuristic images (2605(e)) and disclosure of sexually explicit images without consent (2606) must be commenced within 40 years of the offence.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n“Prosecutions for any of the following offenses shall be commenced within 40 years after the commission of the offense, and not after: (1) lewd and lascivious conduct under section 2601 of this title alleged to have been committed against a child under 18 years of age; (2) maiming under section 2701 of this title; (3) lewd or lascivious conduct with a child under section 2602 of this title; (4) sexual exploitation of children under chapter 64 of this title; (5) sexual abuse of a vulnerable adult under subsection 1379(b) of this title; (6) voyeurism involving photographing, filming, or recording under subsection 2605(c) of this title; (7) voyeurism involving display or disclosure of images to a third party under subsection 2605(e) of this title; (8) disclosure of sexually explicit images without consent under section 2606 of this title;”\n\nNote: The ordinary period for other misdemeanors and felonies is three years (4501(e)).",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/151/04501",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online)",
      "evidence_quote": "Prosecutions for any of the following offenses shall be commenced within 40 years after the commission of the offense, and not after: (1) lewd and lascivious conduct under section 2601 of this title alleged to have been committed against a child under 18 years of age; (2) maiming under section 2701 of this title; (3) lewd or lascivious conduct with a child under section 2602 of this title; (4) sexual exploitation of children under chapter 64 of this title; (5) sexual abuse of a vulnerable adult under subsection 1379(b) of this title; (6) voyeurism involving photographing, filming, or recording under subsection 2605(c) of this title; (7) voyeurism involving display or disclosure of images to a third party under subsection 2605(e) of this title; (8) disclosure of sexually explicit images without consent under section 2606 of this title;",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "856-vermont-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws",
      "subject": "13 V.S.A. § 4501",
      "topic": "Criminal limitation period for disclosure of sexually explicit images",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "VT",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "setting_up",
        "region": [
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        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
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        ],
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      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
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        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
    },
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      "id": "learn_r856_vermont_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_856_vermont_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_ncii_digit",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2606: Digitization defined (covers synthetic images)",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. 2606(a)(6): 'digitization' means altering an image in a realistic manner using an image or images of a person, including images other than the person depicted, or computer-generated images.",
      "body": "13 V.S.A. 2606(a)(6): 'digitization' means altering an image in a realistic manner using an image or images of a person, including images other than the person depicted, or computer-generated images.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n““Digitization” means the process of altering an image in a realistic manner utilizing an image or images of a person, including images other than the person depicted, or computer-generated images.”\n\nNote: A wholly synthetic image of an identifiable person is within the definition of visual image through the 'computer-generated images' wording; 2606(b)(2) says an identifiable person may be identified from the image or accompanying information.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/059/02606",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online)",
      "evidence_quote": "“Digitization” means the process of altering an image in a realistic manner utilizing an image or images of a person, including images other than the person depicted, or computer-generated images.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "856-vermont-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws",
      "subject": "13 V.S.A. § 2606",
      "topic": "Digitization defined (covers synthetic images)",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "VT",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "setting_up",
        "region": [
          "us-vt"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
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      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
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        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
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      "id": "learn_r856_vermont_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_856_vermont_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_ncii_harm",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2606: Harm defined",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. 2606(a)(2): 'harm' means physical injury, financial injury, or serious emotional distress.",
      "body": "13 V.S.A. 2606(a)(2): 'harm' means physical injury, financial injury, or serious emotional distress.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n““Harm” means physical injury, financial injury, or serious emotional distress.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/059/02606",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online)",
      "evidence_quote": "“Harm” means physical injury, financial injury, or serious emotional distress.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "856-vermont-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws",
      "subject": "13 V.S.A. § 2606",
      "topic": "Harm defined",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "VT",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "setting_up",
        "region": [
          "us-vt"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
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        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "failed",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
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        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
    },
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      "id": "learn_r856_vermont_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_856_vermont_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_ncii_230",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2606: Exception for interactive computer services",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. 2606(d)(4): the section does not apply to interactive computer services, or information or telecommunications services, for content solely provided by another person; this does not preclude other remedies available at law.",
      "body": "13 V.S.A. 2606(d)(4): the section does not apply to interactive computer services, or information or telecommunications services, for content solely provided by another person; this does not preclude other remedies available at law.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n“Interactive computer services, as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 230(f)(2), or information services or telecommunications services, as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 153, for content solely provided by another person. This subdivision shall not preclude other remedies available at law.”\n\nNote: 47 U.S.C. citations appear only because the Vermont text names them.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/059/02606",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online)",
      "evidence_quote": "Interactive computer services, as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 230(f)(2), or information services or telecommunications services, as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 153, for content solely provided by another person. This subdivision shall not preclude other remedies available at law.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "856-vermont-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws",
      "subject": "13 V.S.A. § 2606",
      "topic": "Exception for interactive computer services",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "VT",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "setting_up",
        "region": [
          "us-vt"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
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        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
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