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NCII Legal Rights by US State

Every US state has enacted laws protecting victims of non-consensual intimate imagery. Find your state to understand your specific rights, the applicable statute, criminal penalties, civil damages, and how to file a complaint.

50states with NCII statutes
48 hrsfederal removal deadline
31jurisdictions covered

Key takeaway

All 50 US states have enacted NCII statutes. In addition to state rights, the federal TAKE IT DOWN Act gives every US victim a 48-hour removal right against covered platforms regardless of state. Use your state guide to understand the specific laws that apply to you, then use ScanErase to act on your rights immediately.

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California

Penal Code § 647(j)(4) and Civil Code § 1708.85...

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Texas

Texas Penal Code § 21.16 (Unlawful Disclosure or Promotion of Intimate Visual Ma...

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New York

New York Civil Rights Law § 52-b and Penal Law § 245.15...

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Florida

Florida Statutes § 784.049 (Sexual Cyberharassment)...

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Illinois

720 ILCS 5/11-23.5 (Non-Consensual Dissemination of Private Sexual Images)...

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Ohio

Ohio Revised Code § 2917.211 (Nonconsensual Dissemination of Private Sexual Imag...

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Michigan

Michigan Compiled Laws § 750.145e (Eavesdropping) and § 750.539j (Capturing or D...

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Georgia

Georgia Code § 16-11-90 (Electronically Furnishing Obscene Material to Minors) a...

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Washington

Revised Code of Washington § 9A.86.010 (Cyberstalking) and § 9A.86.100 (Disclosi...

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Arizona

Arizona Revised Statutes § 13-1425 (Unlawful Distribution of Images)...

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Colorado

Colorado Revised Statutes § 18-7-107 (Posting a Private Image for Harassment)...

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Virginia

Virginia Code § 18.2-386.2 (Unlawful Dissemination or Sale of Images of Another)...

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Nevada

Nevada Revised Statutes § 200.780 (Unlawful Dissemination of an Intimate Image)...

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Oregon

Oregon Revised Statutes § 163.472 (Unlawful Dissemination of an Intimate Image)...

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Minnesota

Minnesota Statutes § 617.261 (Nonconsensual Dissemination of Private Sexual Imag...

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin Statutes § 942.09 (Representations Depicting Nudity)...

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Tennessee

Tennessee Code Annotated § 39-17-318 (Unlawful Exposure)...

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Maryland

Maryland Criminal Law § 3-809 (Misuse of Electronic Communication or Interactive...

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Massachusetts

Massachusetts General Laws c. 272 § 105 (Photographing, Videotaping, or Electron...

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Title 18 § 3131 (Unlawful Dissemination of In...

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North Carolina

North Carolina General Statutes § 14-190.5A (Disclosure of Private Images)...

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New Jersey

New Jersey Revised Statutes § 2C:14-9 (Invasion of Privacy)...

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Indiana

Indiana Code § 35-45-4-8 (Nonconsensual Pornography)...

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Missouri

Missouri Revised Statutes § 573.110 (Nonconsensual Disclosure of Private Sexual ...

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Iowa

Iowa Code § 708.7 (Harassment) and § 708B.1 (Domestic Abuse Assault)...

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Alabama

Alabama Code § 13A-6-240 (Distribution of Private Images)...

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Mississippi

Mississippi Code § 97-29-64.1 (Dissemination of Private Images Without Consent)...

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Louisiana

Louisiana Revised Statutes § 14:283.2 (Nonconsensual Disclosure of Private Image...

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Arkansas

Arkansas Code § 5-26-314 (Unlawful Distribution of Sexual Images)...

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Kentucky

Kentucky Revised Statutes § 531.120 (Distribution of an Intimate Image)...

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Utah

Utah Code § 76-5b-203 (Distribution of an Intimate Image Without Consent)...

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Idaho

Idaho Code § 18-6609 (Unlawful Dissemination of an Image)...

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Montana

Montana Code § 45-8-213 (Privacy in Communications, Intimate Images)...

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Wyoming

Wyoming Statutes § 6-4-303 (Distribution of Intimate Images Without Consent)...

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Nebraska

Nebraska Revised Statutes § 28-311.09 (Unlawful Intrusion)...

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Kansas

Kansas Statutes Annotated § 21-6101 (Breach of Privacy)...

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Oklahoma

Oklahoma Statutes § 21-1040.13b (Nonconsensual Dissemination of Private Sexual I...

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Connecticut

Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-189c (Unlawful Dissemination of an Intimate I...

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Vermont

Vermont Statutes Title 13 § 2606 (Disclosure of Sexually Explicit Images Without...

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Maine

Maine Revised Statutes Title 17-A § 511-A (Unauthorized Dissemination of Certain...

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Delaware

Delaware Code Title 11 § 1335 (Violation of Privacy, Intimate Images)...

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Alaska

Alaska Statutes § 11.61.123 (Distribution of Intimate Images Without Consent)...

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Hawaii

Hawaii Revised Statutes § 711-1110.9 (Unauthorized Viewing or Non-Consensual Dis...

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South Carolina

South Carolina Code § 16-17-470 (Unlawful Dissemination or Sale of Images of Ano...

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West Virginia

West Virginia Code § 61-8-28a (Non-Consensual Pornography)...

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New Mexico

New Mexico Statutes § 30-37A-1 (Distribution of Intimate Images Without Consent)...

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North Dakota

North Dakota Century Code § 12.1-17-07.2 (Unlawful Disclosure of Intimate Images...

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South Dakota

South Dakota Codified Laws § 22-21-4 (Distribution of Intimate Images Without Co...

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Rhode Island

Rhode Island General Laws § 11-64-3 (Non-Consensual Dissemination of Intimate Im...

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New Hampshire

New Hampshire Revised Statutes § 644:9-a (Unauthorized Dissemination of Intimate...

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