Bill > HB1999

This bill amends several existing laws and adds new sections to address the issue of fabricated intimate or sexually explicit images and depictions. Key provisions: - Defines "fabricated depiction" and "digitization" to mean creating or altering an image to depict a person engaging in sexual activity they did not actually participate in. - Allows for the forfeiture of fabricated depictions and establishes procedures for handling and destroying such evidence in criminal proceedings. - Creates a new crime of "disclosing fabricated intimate images" that applies to knowingly disclosing a fabricated intimate image without the depicted person's consent and with the knowledge that it would cause harm. - Expands existing laws on disclosing intimate images to also cover fabricated intimate images, including providing a civil cause of action for depicted individuals whose fabricated intimate images are disclosed. - Provides some exceptions and defenses to liability, such as for disclosures made in the public interest or that are protected speech. The overall goal of the bill is to address the growing issue of fabricated sexual images and videos, which can be used to harass, exploit, or humiliate individuals, by providing legal tools to prevent and punish their non-consensual disclosure.

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https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1999&Year=2023&Initiative=false