Pennsylvania SB649 amends the state's criminal code to criminalize digital forgery.

Pennsylvania SB649 amends Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to add a new section on digital forgery. The bill defines digital forgery as the creation and distribution of a computer-generated visual or audio representation of an individual without their consent, with intent to defraud or injure. The offense is graded as a misdemeanor of the first degree, or a felony of the third degree if committed as part of a scheme to defraud, coerce, or commit theft.

Pennsylvania SB649 amends the state's criminal code to criminalize digital forgery.

Pennsylvania SB649 amends Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to add a new section on digital forgery. The bill defines digital forgery as the creation and distribution of a computer-generated visual or audio representation of an individual without their consent, with intent to defraud or injure. The offense is graded as a misdemeanor of the first degree, or a felony of the third degree if committed as part of a scheme to defraud, coerce, or commit theft.