Senate Bill 24-011 Summary

• Online dating services must adopt and post conspicuous safety policies by January 1, 2025 that include prohibited conduct, criminal background screening procedures, identity verification practices, and suspension/banning procedures for misconduct threatening public safety.

• Online dating services must submit safety policy URLs to the Colorado Attorney General within 15 days of enactment and annual compliance reports by January 31, 2026 and thereafter, with links posted publicly on the Attorney General's website.

• Creates civil cause of action allowing tracked persons to recover damages against actors who install tracking devices or use tracking applications to monitor position or movement without consent, with exceptions for law enforcement, highway tolls, and parental monitoring of minor children.

• Expands intimate image abuse laws to include deepfakes and digitally altered images by establishing that it is not a defense that the image is partially or wholly digitally created or altered.

• Act takes effect 90 days after final adjournment unless subject to referendum petition, in which case effectiveness depends on voter approval at November 2024 general election.