The following definitions apply throughout this article:
- (1) "Computer generated image" means a photograph, digital image, or video of an individual created or modified by means of a computer software program, artificial intelligence, application, or other design editing tools.
- (2) "Disclosure" means display, transfer, publication, or distribution to another person.
- (3) "Distribute" means to transfer to another person in, or by means of, any medium, forum, telecommunications device or network, or Internet web site.
(4) "Harm" includes:
- (A) physical harm;
- (B) economic harm; and
- (C) emotional distress, whether or not accompanied by physical or economic harm.
(5) "Identifiable" means recognizable by a person other than the depicted individual:
- (A) from an intimate image itself; or
- (B) from an intimate image and identifying characteristic disclosed in connection with the intimate image.
(6) "Intimate image" means a photograph, digital image, computer generated image, or video that depicts:
- (A) an individual engaging in sexual intercourse;
- (B) an individual engaging in other sexual conduct (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-221.5 ); or
- (C) the exhibition of the uncovered buttocks, genitals, or female breast of an individual.
As added by P.L.29-2019, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.79-2024, SEC.2.