South Dakota § 12-26-33 Deepfake--Use in election--Penalty.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 12-26-33 — Deepfake--Use in election--Penalty.

South Dakota § 12-26-33

Title 12ELECTIONS

Ch. 12-25AOFFENSES AGAINST THE ELECTIVE FRANCHISE

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S.D. Codified Laws § 12-26-33 (2026).

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No person, with the intent to injure a candidate, may disseminate a deepfake or enter into a contract or other agreement to disseminate a deepfake, within ninety days of an election, if the person knows or reasonably should know the item being disseminated is a deepfake and does not include with the deepfake the disclosure described in § 12-26-37 . A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

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No person, with the intent to injure a candidate, may disseminate a deepfake or enter into a contract or other agreement to disseminate a deepfake, within ninety days of an election, if the person knows or reasonably should know the item being disseminated is a deepfake and does not include with the deepfake the disclosure described in § 12-26-37 . A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.