What deepfake laws does Virginia have?

1 enacted law as of September 10, 2026: HB 2678 (2019), Chapter 490 on intimate imagery. Each links the official statute.

Virginia deepfake laws: 1 enacted

HB 2678 (2019), Chapter 490: Unlawful dissemination or sale of images of another: falsely created imagesIntimate imagery, 2019
Amends Code of Virginia 18.2-386.2 so that the crime of unlawfully disseminating nude or sexually explicit images covers a person whose image was used in creating, adapting, or modifying a videographic or still image with intent to depict an actual person, if recognizable; effective July 1, 2019.
Verified September 10, 2026 against the official statute.

What deepfake laws does Virginia have?: 1 enacted law as of September 10, 2026: HB 2678 (2019), Chapter 490 on intimate imagery. Each links the official statute.

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