To require covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate visual depictions, and for other purposes, section 2, Sec. 2.
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The offenses involving adults carry up to 2 years
The document says “shall”Who acts: Federal courtsHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“Any person who violates paragraph (2)(A) or (3)(A) shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both.”
The penalty for the two offenses involving adults, the authentic depiction offense in paragraph (2)(A) and the digital forgery offense in paragraph (3)(A): a fine under title 18, United States Code, imprisonment of not more than 2 years, or both.
What the document actually says
“Any person who violates paragraph (2)(A) or (3)(A) shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both.”
That sentence, in plain words
Break the adult rule and you can be fined. You can be locked up for up to 2 years. You can face both.
What this is about
This covers real images and fake ones alike. A judge picks the fine, the jail time, or both.
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Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act, Public Law 119-12, sec. 2, 139 Stat. 55 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ12/html/PLAW-119publ12.htm
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“The offenses involving adults carry up to 2 years,” Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act, section 2, Sec. 2. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/tools-address-known-exploitation-by-immobilizing/proposal/sec02-penalties-adults/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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