CO HB1049

Creates the crime of "unlawful use of a personally identifying feature" for using someone's fingerprint, voiceprint, retina/iris scan, or facial map without permission in advertisements, deepfakes, images, videos, voice recordings, or other digital depictions

Classifies the offense as a class 5 felony, elevated to a class 4 felony if the use is intended to cause physical, emotional, or financial harm to the individual

Allows harmed individuals to bring civil lawsuits for damages and reasonable attorney fees, with unauthorized use itself constituting legally cognizable harm

Exempts uses connected to criminal investigations, government official acts, news/sports broadcasts, comment/criticism/satire/parody, fleeting or incidental uses, and other First Amendment-protected activities

Applies only to offenses committed on or after the act's effective date