A bounded reference to selected enacted measures and their limits, updated October 5, 2026. Provision verification dates appear separately from this analysis date.
In force since 2025-04-02 · provision verified 2026-10-05
Chapter 40 creates criminal provisions for deepfakes used to further unlawful activity and for specified illicit-work disclosures. It also supplies civil remedies to harmed persons. It took effect immediately upon approval on April 2, 2025 and includes statutory exceptions and provider limitations.
New Jersey links criminal liability to specified conduct and mental states. The act should not be summarized as a ban on every synthetic image. Civil relief is a separate mechanism, so a criminal conviction should not be assumed to be a prerequisite to every victim remedy.
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This update expands the existing selected-law baseline using official legislative texts, codification, bill histories, and agency material. It distinguishes the act’s effective date from later duties and does not infer implementation from the passage of a deadline.
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