AZ HB2394

Adds Arizona Revised Statutes § 16-1023 to establish a cause of action for digital impersonation against synthetic media created using artificial intelligence or deep generative methods to convincingly replace a person's likeness or voice without consent.

Allows candidates for public office, political party office, or any Arizona citizen to bring suit within two years of discovering the digital impersonation, with the primary remedy being preliminary and permanent declaratory relief.

Permits preliminary declaratory relief if the plaintiff proves digital impersonation elements and meets at least one additional criterion: candidate with election within 180 days, sexual content, depiction of criminal activity, threat of significant hardship, or irreparable harm to reputation.

Allows injunctive relief and damages only for sexual content cases where the plaintiff was not a public figure and the publisher had actual knowledge of the impersonation or failed to remove it within 21 days after learning of it.

Establishes clear and convincing evidence standard for preliminary declaratory and injunctive relief, preponderance of evidence standard for permanent declaratory relief, and guarantees jury trial rights in contested cases; takes effect 14 days after enactment.