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Unlawful dissemination of intimate images, including realistic digitally created depictions

ORS 163.472; 30.833

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Oregon's nonconsensual intimate image law makes it a crime, and a civil wrong, to share someone's intimate images to harass, humiliate or injure them. HB 2299 (2025) extended it from January 1, 2026 to realistic AI-generated or digitally altered 'deepfake' images.

Where

Oregon

Citation

ORS 163.472; ORS 30.833; ORS 30.834

Status

In force

Last amended

2026-01-01

Enforced by

District attorneys (criminal); private civil actions (ORS 30.833, 30.834)

People can sue

Yes

Penalties

Class A misdemeanor; Class C felony with a prior conviction (ORS 163.472(2)). Civil action for the greater of actual damages or $5,000 statutory damages per defendant, plus disgorgement, punitive damages and attorney fees (ORS 30.833). Separate civil action for unsolicited electronic transmission of intimate images: greater of damages up to $10,000 or $500 (ORS 30.834).

Applies to

• Any person who knowingly discloses an intimate image of another with intent to harass, humiliate or injure, knowing the person did not consent; since 2026-01-01 this includes reasonably realistic digitally created, manipulated or altered depictions (ORS 163.472(3)(b)(B), HB 2299)
• Excludes interactive computer service providers for third-party content (ORS 163.472(4)(g))