Your Legal Rights as an NCII Victim in Connecticut

Connecticut NCII Law Overview

Applicable statute: Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-189c (Unlawful Dissemination of an Intimate Image)

Criminal penalty: Class D felony (up to 5 years in prison and $5,000 fine)

Civil remedies: actual damages, injunctive relief, and attorney fees

Connecticut classifies non-consensual intimate image distribution as a Class D felony, carrying up to 5 years in prison. Connecticut's strong felony classification and civil attorney fee recovery provisions make it one of the more comprehensive state NCII frameworks in New England.

Your Rights in Connecticut

• Right to 48-hour removal under the TAKE IT DOWN Act
• Right to file a Class D felony criminal complaint
• Right to civil actual damages, injunctive relief, and attorney fees

How to File in Connecticut

File a police report with local law enforcement or the Connecticut State Police. Civil claims are filed in Superior Court.

Local Support Resources

• Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence, endsexualviolencect.org
• RAINN National Hotline, 1-800-656-HOPE

Federal Rights Under the TAKE IT DOWN Act

In addition to Connecticut state law, the federal TAKE IT DOWN Act (47 U.S.C. 223a) gives you a direct right to demand removal from any covered platform within 48 hours. Covered platforms, those with 10 million or more monthly US active users, face FTC enforcement with civil penalties up to $50,000 per violation per day if they do not comply. ScanErase's biometric scan finds every platform hosting your images, so you can file the formal notice yourself.