State Penalties
AI Regulatory Penalties — All 50 States

AI Regulatory Penalties — All 50 States

State AI laws covering deepfakes, algorithmic discrimination, and data misuse with full civil and criminal penalty data.

Color-coded by maximum imprisonment severity

Risk tier:HighMediumLow
StateTierLawCivil FineCriminal FineImprisonment
AlabamaMediumDeepfake / SB 63Punitive damagesNot specified1 year (Class A Misd.)
AlaskaHighSB 177 / DeepfakesActual + punitive damages$100,00010 years (CSAM)
ArizonaLowHB 2175 (AI healthcare)$1,000/violation$10,000 (enterprise)6 months (Class 1 Misd.)
ArkansasHighBulletin 13-2024 / Act 827$5,000/vio ($50K agg.)$10,0006 years (Class D Felony)
CaliforniaLowAB 3030 / SB 1120 / SB 243$25,000 (facility); $1M (AG)$10,0001 year (misdemeanor)
ColoradoLowColorado AI Act$20,000 ($50K elderly)Not specifiedNone specified
ConnecticutHighAI high-risk mandates$7,000 (discrimination)Not specified5 years (deepfake felony)
DelawareMediumHB 316 (Deepfakes)Not specifiedNot specified2 years (Class E Felony)
FloridaLowAI political ads / SB 482$50,000Not specified1 year (1st degree misd.)
GeorgiaHighAI Activities ActNot specified$50,000 (PC crimes)15 years (felony)
HawaiiMediumSB 2524 / SB 2788$15,000/day (minors)Not specified4 years (deepfakes)
IdahoLowHB 127 (Consumer AI)$10,000 + $1K/violationNot specifiedNone specified
IllinoisLowHB 3773 / IHRA$70,000 (3+ offenses)Not specifiedNone specified
IndianaHighHB 1183 (Deepfakes)$1,000/violation$10,0006 years (Level 5 Felony)
IowaMediumSF 2166$5,000 (subsequent)$2,5601 year (serious misd.)
KansasHighSB 405 / HB 2313$50,000/violation$100,000+ (felony)20+ years (Class C Felony)
KentuckyLowHB 672 / Consumer AI$7,500 (KCDPA)Not specifiedNone specified
LouisianaHighDeepfake laws$10,000 (healthcare AI)$50,00050 years (minor deepfakes)
MaineLowLD 1154 / LD 1301$25,000/day (repeat)Not specifiedNone specified
MarylandMediumHB0820 / HB1240$10,000/offenseMisdemeanor1 year
MassachusettsHighChapter 93A$500,000 (child safety)$50,00010 years (CSAM)
MichiganHighHB 4667 / HB 4668Significant admin finesNot specified8 years (felony)
MinnesotaMediumDeepfake laws$100,000 (sexual civil)$10,0005 years (repeat felony)
MississippiHighHB 1717 / SB 2577$5,000/violation$50,0005 years (felony)
MissouriLowSB 1324 / SB 1012$100,000/violation$2,500Class E Felony possible
MontanaHighSB 25 / SB 413 / HB 513Actual damages + profits$10,00010 years (2nd offense minors)
NebraskaHighLB 642 (eff. Feb 2026)$7,500 (est.)$25,00050 years (Class 1D Felony)
NevadaLowAB 406 / AB 271$15,000/violationMisdemeanorMisdemeanor terms
New HampshireHighHB 1725 (proposed)$200,000/violationClass B Felony7 years (Class B Felony)
New JerseyHighA5603 / S2544$20,000 (subsequent)$30,0005 years (3rd degree crime)
New MexicoMediumAI2A / HB 60$15,000/violation/day$20,0004 years + 1yr enhancement
New YorkLowRAISE Act$10M (1st); $30M (sub.)Not specifiedNone specified
North CarolinaLowDeepfake / Chatbot laws$10,000/dayNot specifiedClass E/F Felony (extortion)
North DakotaMediumHB 1167 / Deepfakes$10,000$10,0005 years (Class C Felony)
OhioMediumSB 217 / HB 524$50,000 (AG action)$10,00036 months (3rd degree felony)
OklahomaMediumSB 746 / HB 3544Injunctive relief + damages$1,00030 months (minor deepfakes)
OregonLowHB 2299 / UTPAUTPA penaltiesNot specifiedFelony possible (repeat)
PennsylvaniaHighSB 649 (Digital Forgery)$15,000$15,0007 years (3rd degree felony)
Rhode IslandLowS0627 / S0013$50,000 (healthcare AI)Not specifiedNone specified
South CarolinaLowState agency guidelinesCourt sanctionsNot specifiedNone specified
South DakotaMediumSB 169 / SB 168 / HB 1144$10,000/violation$2,0001 year (Class 1 misd.)
TennesseeLowELVIS ActActual damages + profits$2,50011 months 29 days
TexasLowTRAIGA (eff. Jan 2026)$200,000 (uncurable)Not specifiedNone specified
UtahMediumAIPA / HB 286$3 million (frontier models)$10,0003.5 years (Class I Felony)
VermontLowConsumer Protection Act$10,000/violationNot specifiedNone specified
VirginiaLowVA AI Act (eff. July 2026)$10,000 (willful)Not specifiedNone specified
WashingtonLowCPA / Deepfakes$7,500/violation$5,000364 days (gross misd.)
West VirginiaMediumHB 4496 / SB 484$100,000/day (orgs)$10,0005 years (deepfake minors)
WisconsinMediumAB 965 / Deepfakes$25,000 (child safety)$10,0003.5 years (Class I Felony)
WyomingMediumDeepfake / Election laws$4,000Felony possible3 years (intimate media)