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.
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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