H.B. No. 652 Summary

• Requires online platform operators to provide a readily accessible process for removing identifiable explicit images, with violation being a first-degree misdemeanor.

• Mandates platform operators remove identifiable explicit images within one calendar day of a removal request, with violation being a first-degree misdemeanor.

• Prohibits operators from charging fees to remove or refrain from publishing explicit images, with each payment solicited constituting a separate first-degree misdemeanor violation.

• Makes republication or dissemination of explicit images after a removal request without consent a fifth-degree felony, with each instance being a separate violation.

• Allows civil actions for violations with damages of at least $10,000 or actual damages, punitive damages if authorized, reasonable attorney's fees and court costs, and establishes that humiliation or embarrassment alone proves damages without requiring physical manifestation.