KLS Keeping Law Simple Legislation in plain English

Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.

Back to Minnesota

HF5114 • 2026

Action of nudifying an image of another person made a crime, and criminal penalties provided.

Action of nudifying an image of another person made a crime, and criminal penalties provided.

Crime
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Roach, Davis, Fogelman
Last action
2026-05-05
Official status
Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Action of nudifying an image of another person made a crime, and criminal penalties provided.

Action of nudifying an image of another person made a crime, and criminal penalties provided.

What This Bill Does

  • Action of nudifying an image of another person made a crime, and criminal penalties provided.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-05 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy

Official Summary Text

Action of nudifying an image of another person made a crime, and criminal penalties provided.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
A bill for an act

relating to public safety; making it a crime to nudify an image of another; providing

criminal penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter

617.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin

[617.265] NUDIFICATION.

new text end

new text begin

Subdivision 1.

new text end

new text begin

Definitions.

new text end

new text begin

For purposes of this section, "nudify" means the process by

which:

new text end

new text begin

(1) an image or video is altered or generated to depict an intimate part not depicted in

an original unaltered image or video of an identifiable individual; and

new text end

new text begin

(2) the altered or generated image or video is so realistic that a reasonable person would

believe that the intimate part belongs to the identifiable individual.

new text end

new text begin

Subd. 2.

new text end

new text begin

Criminal penalty.

new text end

new text begin

A person who intentionally nudifies an image or video of

another person while knowing or having reason to know that the subject of the image or

video did not consent to the nudification is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to

imprisonment for not more than two years or to payment of a fine of not more than $4,000,

or both.

new text end

new text begin

EFFECTIVE DATE.

new text end

new text begin

This section is effective August 1, 2026, and applies to crimes

committed on or after that date.

new text end