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Expands voyeurism and aggravated voyeurism crimes to include creating, manipulating, or distributing realistic but false images, audio, or video of a person using AI "deepfake" technology (generative adversarial networks) without consent

Upgrades first-offense peeping tom and voyeurism violations from misdemeanors to felonies, increasing maximum imprisonment from 3 years to 5 years and maximum fines from $500 to $1,000

Increases penalties for second/subsequent voyeurism offenses (up to 10 years imprisonment, from 5 years) and aggravated voyeurism (up to 15 years imprisonment and $10,000 fine, from 10 years and $5,000)

Requires law enforcement agencies to completely destroy confiscated photographs, recordings, and digital files when no longer needed as evidence

Mandates law enforcement to identify and notify all potential additional victims within 30 days if an investigation reveals images or recordings depicting persons beyond the initial complaint