General

Visual Depiction

A broad term for photographs, films, videos, or digital images, including those created or altered by computers.

Definitions (4)

Any image or video, including those created, adapted, or modified digitally, that purports to show a minor engaged in sexual activity. This term is crucial as it encompasses both authentic and synthetically generated content, including that produced by artificial intelligence.

Any depiction, picture, movie, performance, or image displayed, stored, shared, or transmitted in any format and on any medium including data that is capable of being converted into a depiction, picture, movie, performance, or image.

As defined in Iowa Code section 728.1, and expanded by HF 2240 to include images that have been altered to falsely depict another person in a state of full or partial nudity or engaged in a sex act.