New Hampshire · AI compliance plan
What New Hampshire’s AI laws require of you.
New Hampshire has 8 enacted AI laws in our records. We have mapped 6 of them duty by duty: 16 duties in all, each with who it falls on, when it starts and the section of law it comes from.
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16duties from 6 laws
0start in the next 90 days
2laws let people sue over a violation
1law gives a set number of days to fix a violation before enforcement
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| Starts | Law | Who | What it requires | How often | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1, 2024 | New Hampshire AI deepfakes in political advertising law (HB 1596, 2024) | Person, corporation, committee or other entity | Do not distribute an AI-created message you know or should know is a deepfake of a candidate, election official or party, unless it carries the required AI disclosure.Applies when: Within 90 days of an election at which a candidate for elective office will appear on the ballot. | Ongoing | RSA 664:14-c, II, III(a) |
| January 1, 2025 | New Hampshire fraudulent use of deepfakes law (HB 1432, 2024) | Person | Do not knowingly create, distribute or present a deepfake of an identifiable person to embarrass, harass, entrap, defame, extort or otherwise cause them financial or reputational harm.Applies when: Any creation, distribution or presentation on or after January 1, 2025, unless an exemption applies. | Ongoing | RSA 638:26-a, II; RSA 507:8-j, II |
| January 1, 2025 | New Hampshire synthetic sexual images law (HB 1319, 2024) | Person | Do not purposely disseminate a synthetic image showing a recognizable person's intimate parts or sexual acts, made without their consent, intending to harass, intimidate, threaten or coerce them.Applies when: Any dissemination on or after January 1, 2025, unless an exemption applies. | Ongoing | RSA 644:9-a, II-a |
| January 1, 2026 | New Hampshire AI chatbot child-endangerment law (HB 143, 2025) | Owner or operator | Do not knowingly direct a communication to a child intended to encourage or recommend imminent sexual conduct, illegal drug or alcohol use, self-harm, suicide or violent crime.Applies when: The owner or operator knows, when the communication is directed to the child, that it is intended to facilitate, encourage, offer, solicit or recommend one of the listed acts. | Ongoing | RSA 639:3, III-a(a); RSA 507:8-k, I |
| January 1, 2026 | New Hampshire child intimate visual representations law (SB 300, 2025) | Person | Do not knowingly create, produce, manufacture or direct an intimate visual representation of an identifiable child, including a synthetic or computer-generated image, for prurient purposes.Applies when: The child is identifiable from the representation itself or from information shown with it. | Ongoing | RSA 649-A:3-c, I, II |
Triggered by an event 11 duties
These apply when something happens, such as a request, an incident or a decision about a person. Each row says what triggers it.
| Starts | Law | Who | What it requires | How often | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| When triggered | New Hampshire AI deepfakes in political advertising law (HB 1596, 2024) | Person, corporation, committee or other entity | State that the image, video or audio was manipulated or generated by AI and depicts speech or conduct that did not occur, using the statute's wording.Applies when: To use the disclosure exception for an AI deepfake in an election message within the 90-day window. | Each time it happens | RSA 664:14-c, III(a), (b) |
| When triggered | New Hampshire AI deepfakes in political advertising law (HB 1596, 2024) | Person, corporation, committee or other entity | Make visual disclosures easily readable, at least the largest font size used, and shown for a video's full length; read audio disclosures clearly at start, end and every two minutes.Applies when: Whenever the disclosure is used; the two-minute repetition applies to audio longer than two minutes. | Each time it happens | RSA 664:14-c, III(c), (d) |
| When triggered | New Hampshire automated vehicle testing pilot program (SB 216, 2019) | Testing entity | Get Division of Motor Vehicles approval before testing, applying with entity and vehicle details, operational design domain, test areas, a safety self-assessment or training summary, and signed acknowledgments.Applies when: Before testing automated vehicles on public roads. | Once | RSA 242:1, III(a), (b) |
| When triggered | New Hampshire automated vehicle testing pilot program (SB 216, 2019) | Testing entity | Show financial responsibility of at least $5 million for personal injury or property damage judgments, by insurance policy, bond or other instrument.Applies when: As part of the testing application. | Ongoing | RSA 242:1, III(b)(7) |
| When triggered | New Hampshire automated vehicle testing pilot program (SB 216, 2019) | Testing entity | Answer a written department request for more information within 15 business days.Applies when: When the department asks for more information about an application. | Each time it happens | RSA 242:1, IV(a) |
| When triggered | New Hampshire automated vehicle testing pilot program (SB 216, 2019) | Testing entity | Pay an annual $500 participation fee.Applies when: Each year the entity participates in the pilot program. | Every year | RSA 242:1, IV(b) |
| When triggered | New Hampshire automated vehicle testing pilot program (SB 216, 2019) | Testing entity | Before testing with no driver aboard, notify the department, acknowledge the vehicle can reach a minimal risk condition, and submit an emergency response guide for first responders.Applies when: Before driverless testing. | Once | RSA 242:1, V(a) |
| When triggered | New Hampshire automated vehicle testing pilot program (SB 216, 2019) | Testing entity | Let only trained employees, contractors or authorized agents holding a valid license operate or monitor test vehicles.Applies when: During testing. | Ongoing | RSA 242:1, II(j), III(b)(8) |
| When triggered | New Hampshire automated vehicle testing pilot program (SB 216, 2019) | Owner | Submit proof of insurance or self-insurance meeting RSA 264 to the department before the automated vehicle operates on public roads.Applies when: Before an ADS-equipped vehicle operates on public roads, including without a human driver. | Once | RSA 242:1, IX(d), XII |
| When triggered | New Hampshire automated vehicle testing pilot program (SB 216, 2019) | Owner | Promptly report any accident to law enforcement and comply with RSA 264:25 where applicable.Applies when: An accident involving a vehicle operating without a human driver. | Each time it happens | RSA 242:1, XI |
| When triggered | New Hampshire automated vehicle testing pilot program (SB 216, 2019) | Owner or network operator | Operate without a human driver only if the vehicle can reach a minimal risk condition, follow traffic and safety law unless exempted, and meet federal law.Applies when: Driverless operation, including vehicles dispatched by an on-demand network. | Ongoing | RSA 242:1, IX, X |
Law by law
Who each law covers, who enforces it, the penalties, whether people can sue and what the text leaves open. Open a law to see it; every line cites its section.
New Hampshire AI chatbot child-endangerment law (HB 143, 2025)
1 duty · checked November 15, 2026
2025 N.H. Laws ch. 270 (HB 143); RSA 639:3, III-a and V; RSA 507:8-k. Official text · Full law page
Who it covers
- Owner or operator. An owner or operator of a computer online, internet or bulletin board service, including AI chat programs, large language model bots, chatbots and character AI, whose sole purpose is responsive open-ended generative communication. RSA 639:3, III-a(a); RSA 507:8-k, I
Enforcement
- Enforcer: Criminal prosecution for endangering the welfare of a child (RSA 639:3 names no prosecutor). For civil liability, RSA 507:8-k, II gives the attorney general the sole right of action. A web search on November 15, 2026 found no lawsuit or court order against this law; court dockets were not searched.
- Penalty: Misdemeanor; the class, fine and jail amounts are not stated in RSA 639:3, a violation of paragraph III-a (paragraph V makes violations other than paragraph III misdemeanors). RSA 639:3, V
- Penalty: Damages proximately caused, and never less than $1,000 in liquidated damages per violation, civil liability for a violation. RSA 507:8-k, III
- Penalty: Damages or injunctive relief, an action by the attorney general. RSA 507:8-k, II
- Can people sue? No RSA 507:8-k, I-III (liability runs to the child, parent or next friend, but paragraph II gives the attorney general the sole right of action)
- Time to fix before enforcement: 90 days
Exemptions
- Cloud service providers and telecommunications or information service providers (47 U.S.C. 153), for content created or supplied by another person. RSA 639:3, III-a(b)(1); RSA 507:8-k, IV(a)
- AI chat programs or characters that are integral or incidental to a video game, television, streaming, movie or similar interactive experience. RSA 639:3, III-a(b)(2); RSA 507:8-k, IV(b)
What the text leaves open
- RSA 507:8-k says the operator is liable to the child, parent or next friend, but also gives the attorney general the sole right of action; the text does not say how a family would recover.
- RSA 639:3, V names a class only for paragraph III; the misdemeanor class for III-a violations is not stated in the section.
- RSA 639:3 also cites 2026 N.H. Laws ch. 326:3 (eff. Sept. 13, 2026); the codified text shows it as new paragraph VII on caregivers, not a change to III-a. That session law was not read.
New Hampshire AI deepfakes in political advertising law (HB 1596, 2024)
3 duties · checked November 15, 2026
2024 N.H. Laws ch. 345 (HB 1596); RSA 664:14-c. Official text · Full law page
Who it covers
- Person, corporation, committee or other entity. Anyone who distributes a message created using AI or generative AI within 90 days of an election with a candidate on the ballot. RSA 664:14-c, II
Enforcement
- Enforcer: A candidate or election official depicted in a prohibited deepfake may sue. RSA 664:21, IV makes any violation of chapter 664 without another listed penalty a crime; it names no prosecutor. A web search on November 15, 2026 found no lawsuit or court order against this law (a federal suit over the 2024 Biden robocall, League of Women Voters v. Kramer, targets the callers, not this statute); court dockets were not searched.
- Penalty: Injunction against publication; general or special damages against the sponsor; reasonable attorneys' fees and costs to a prevailing party, an action by a depicted candidate or election official. RSA 664:14-c, IV(a), (b)
- Penalty: Misdemeanor for a natural person; felony for any other person, any violation of a provision of chapter 664 for which no other penalty applies; RSA 664:21 does not name 664:14-c. RSA 664:21, IV
- Can people sue? Yes RSA 664:14-c, IV (only a candidate or election official whose appearance, action or speech is depicted)
- Time to fix before enforcement: The law does not say
Exemptions
- Interactive computer service providers under 47 U.S.C. 230, for content provided by another party. RSA 664:14-c, V(a)
- An individual who did not know and had no reasonable way of knowing the material was a deepfake. RSA 664:14-c, V(b)
- Broadcasters, publishers and websites carrying a deepfake in a bona fide news report that clearly says its authenticity is in question. RSA 664:14-c, V(c)
- Outlets paid to publish or broadcast an election communication with a deepfake, if they do not remove or modify the creator's or sponsor's disclaimer. RSA 664:14-c, V(d)
- Satire or parody, and media whose production depends substantially on impersonation without AI. RSA 664:14-c, V(e)
What the text leaves open
- RSA 664:21, IV applies to any violation of the chapter without another listed penalty; no court ruling or official guidance was read on whether it reaches 664:14-c.
- RSA 664:14-c does not define the sponsor who can be sued for damages.
- The bill-to-chapter link (2024 chapter 345 is HB 1596) comes from the site's verified record; the NH bill-text page could not be opened.
New Hampshire automated vehicle testing pilot program (SB 216, 2019)
9 duties · checked November 15, 2026
2019 N.H. Laws ch. 310 (SB 216); RSA 241:1-5 (advisory commission); RSA 242:1 (testing pilot program and deployment). Official text · Full law page
Who it covers
- Testing entity. An entity that applies to the Division of Motor Vehicles to test automated vehicles on New Hampshire public roads. RSA 242:1, III
- Owner or manufacturer. The owner of a vehicle with an automated driving system operated on public roads; crash-reporting failures caused by a system error are imputed to the manufacturer. RSA 242:1, IX, XI, XII
- On-demand autonomous vehicle network. A person running a network that dispatches driverless vehicles for for-hire, public or shared rides. RSA 242:1, X
Enforcement
- Enforcer: Department of Safety, Division of Motor Vehicles, the sole state agency implementing the chapter. A web search on November 15, 2026 found no lawsuit or court order against this law; court dockets were not searched.
- Penalty: Suspension of, or refusal to allow, participation in the pilot program, significant or recurring failure to follow the rules of the road posing undue safety risk, or a material misstatement; written notice within 48 hours stating the grounds and the steps to cure. RSA 242:1, VI(a), (b)
- Can people sue? The law does not say RSA 242:1
- Time to fix before enforcement: The law does not say
Exemptions
- An applicant need not disclose proprietary or confidential business information when answering department requests. RSA 242:1, IV(a)
- State and local governments may not impose additional ADS-specific requirements, taxes or fees. RSA 242:1, XIII(b), (c)
What the text leaves open
- The suspension notice must list steps available to cure, but no number of days is given.
- The source note gives two effective dates (Sept. 1, 2019 and July 1, 2021) without saying which provisions take effect on which date.
- No fine amounts are stated; the RSA 264:25 crash duties were not read.
- The bill-to-chapter link (2019 chapter 310 is SB 216) comes from the site's verified record and the chapter's contents; the NH bill-text page could not be opened.
New Hampshire child intimate visual representations law (SB 300, 2025)
1 duty · checked November 15, 2026
2025 N.H. Laws ch. 259 (SB 300); RSA 649-A:3-c. Official text · Full law page
Who it covers
- Person. Any person who knowingly creates, produces, manufactures or directs an intimate visual representation of an identifiable child. RSA 649-A:3-c, I
Enforcement
- Enforcer: Criminal prosecution (the section names no prosecutor). A web search on November 15, 2026 found no lawsuit or court order against this law; court dockets were not searched.
- Penalty: Class B felony; fine and prison amounts are not stated in the section, a violation of the section. RSA 649-A:3-c, VI
- Can people sue? The law does not say RSA 649-A:3-c (no civil action in the section)
- Time to fix before enforcement: The law does not say
What the text leaves open
- RSA 649-A:3-c does not define child; the chapter definition section (RSA 649-A:2) was not read.
- The section lists no exceptions or defenses.
- Sex offender registration consequences (RSA 651-B:1) were not read.
- The bill-to-chapter link (2025 chapter 259 is SB 300) comes from the site's verified record; the NH bill-text page could not be opened.
New Hampshire fraudulent use of deepfakes law (HB 1432, 2024)
1 duty · checked November 15, 2026
2024 N.H. Laws ch. 243 (HB 1432); RSA 638:26-a; RSA 507:8-j. Official text · Full law page
Who it covers
- Person. Any person who knowingly creates, distributes or presents a deepfake of an identifiable individual for a listed harmful purpose. RSA 638:26-a, II; RSA 507:8-j, II
Enforcement
- Enforcer: Criminal prosecution (the section names no prosecutor); the person depicted may also sue for damages. A web search on November 15, 2026 found no lawsuit or court order against this law; court dockets were not searched.
- Penalty: Class B felony; fine and prison amounts are not stated in the section, fraudulent use of a deepfake. RSA 638:26-a, II
- Penalty: A separate class B felony, plus liability for the depicted person's legal and defense costs (to the State if it paid for an indigent defense), a violation that leads to the depicted person's arrest based on the deepfake's content. RSA 638:26-a, III
- Penalty: Damages resulting from the use, a civil action by the person whose likeness was used. RSA 507:8-j, II
- Can people sue? Yes RSA 507:8-j, II (damages only; no injunction, fees or time limit stated)
- Time to fix before enforcement: The law does not say
Exemptions
- Interactive computer services under 47 U.S.C. 230, for content provided by another party. RSA 638:26-a, IV(a); RSA 507:8-j, III(a)
- Broadcasters, publishers and websites reporting on a deepfake in a bona fide news report that clearly says its authenticity is in question. RSA 638:26-a, IV(b); RSA 507:8-j, III(b)
- Outlets paid to carry election communications containing a deepfake, if they do not remove or modify the creator's or sponsor's disclaimer. RSA 638:26-a, IV(c); RSA 507:8-j, III(c)
- Satire or parody, and content that depends substantially on people impersonating others without AI. RSA 638:26-a, IV(d); RSA 507:8-j, III(d)
What the text leaves open
- Fine and prison ranges for a class B felony are set in other RSA chapters that were not read.
- The bill-to-chapter link (2024 chapter 243 is HB 1432) comes from the site's verified record; the NH bill-text page could not be opened.
New Hampshire synthetic sexual images law (HB 1319, 2024)
1 duty · checked November 15, 2026
2024 N.H. Laws ch. 127 (HB 1319); RSA 644:9-a, I(f), II-a. Official text · Full law page
Who it covers
- Person. Any person who disseminates a synthetic sexual image of a recognizable individual. RSA 644:9-a, II-a
Enforcement
- Enforcer: Criminal prosecution (the section names no prosecutor). A web search on November 15, 2026 found no lawsuit or court order against this provision; court dockets were not searched.
- Penalty: Class B felony; fine and prison amounts are not stated in the section, a violation of the section. RSA 644:9-a, VI
- Penalty: Forfeiture of property, property used to commit or facilitate the offense. RSA 644:9-a, V
- Can people sue? The law does not say RSA 644:9-a (no civil action in the section)
- Time to fix before enforcement: The law does not say
Exemptions
- Dissemination for a lawful criminal investigation, to report unlawful conduct, of voluntary public or commercial exposure, for a lawful public purpose, or under a subpoena or court order. RSA 644:9-a, III
- Interactive computer services, public mobile or private radio service providers, and telecommunications or broadband providers, for content supplied by another person. RSA 644:9-a, IV
What the text leaves open
- The paragraph III exemptions are worded for an image of an identifiable person; the text does not say expressly how they apply to synthetic images under II-a.
- The bill-to-chapter link (2024 chapter 127 is HB 1319) comes from the site's verified record; the NH bill-text page could not be opened.
Other enacted laws to check
These 2 enacted AI laws are in the states you chose, but they are not yet mapped duty by duty, so they are not in the plan above. Each page has a summary and the official source.
- New Hampshire HB1329: Prohibiting the use of facial recognition technology in connection with driver's license photographs. (effective September 26, 2014)
- New Hampshire HB1688: Relative to the use of artificial intelligence by state agencies. (effective July 1, 2024)
Information, not legal advice. This plan summarizes what the official texts of the laws listed say. It does not decide whether a law applies to your organization; that turns on facts such as your size, your role as a developer or deployer, and how you use AI. Laws change, and courts and regulators can read them differently. Check the official text linked with each duty and talk to a qualified lawyer before acting. Using this page does not create an attorney-client relationship. See our terms of service.
How the plan is built
Each law in the plan was read from its official text, on the legislature’s or state’s own website. 265 of the 326 have also been read a second time to confirm every date, threshold, penalty and enforcer; the rest have had one full read, and each shows the date it was last checked. Each duty is written in plain English in 30 words or fewer and carries the section it comes from, with a link.
Where a law is silent, the plan says so. It does not borrow a penalty from another statute or guess at a deadline. A law that is repealed or replaced on a known date shows that end date, and its duties leave the plan once the date passes. The date each law was last checked appears with it.
The plan is built fresh from these records every time the page loads, so it changes as soon as a law is added or re-checked. To report an error, use the corrections page. For how we find laws and decide what counts as an AI law, see our methodology. If you are not sure which laws touch your business at all, start with Am I Affected?
Common questions
What does an AI compliance plan cover?
Each duty an enacted state AI law places on a business or other regulated party: who it applies to, what it requires, when it starts, how often it recurs, who enforces it, the penalties and whether people can sue. The builder covers 1,235 duties in 326 enacted laws across 50 states, and every duty links to the section of law it comes from.
Where does the information come from?
From the official text of each law: the enrolled bill, session law or codified statute, opened on the legislature's or state's own website. 265 of the 326 laws have also been read a second time to confirm every date, threshold, penalty and enforcer, and the date each law was last checked is shown with it. Where a law is silent on a point, such as a penalty amount, the plan says the law does not say rather than filling the gap. Law firm summaries and news reports are never used as sources.
Does the plan include every AI law in a state?
Not yet. It includes the enacted laws we have mapped duty by duty. When you choose a state, its other enacted AI laws are listed separately with links, so nothing is left out of view. New laws are added as they are read. When a law is repealed or replaced on a set date, its duties show that end date and leave the plan once it passes.
How do I know which duties apply to my company?
Start with the 'who it covers' entry for each law: many apply only above a size or revenue threshold, only to developers or only to deployers, or only in one industry. The plan quotes those conditions from the text. Whether your company meets them depends on facts only you and your counsel know.
Is this legal advice?
No. It is information drawn from official legal texts, organized so you can see what each law requires. Use it to brief your team and your lawyers, not in place of them.
What does Pro add?
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