Your Legal Rights as an NCII Victim in Missouri

Missouri NCII Law Overview

Applicable statute: Missouri Revised Statutes § 573.110 (Nonconsensual Disclosure of Private Sexual Images)

Criminal penalty: Class E felony (up to 4 years in prison)

Civil remedies: actual damages and injunctive relief

Missouri classifies non-consensual intimate image disclosure as a Class E felony, carrying up to 4 years in prison. The felony classification provides meaningful deterrence and serious consequences for perpetrators. Missouri's statute requires that the defendant knew or should have known the person depicted did not consent to distribution.

Your Rights in Missouri

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

How to File in Missouri

File a police report with local law enforcement or the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Civil claims are filed in Circuit Court.

Local Support Resources

• Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, mocadsv.org
• RAINN National Hotline, 1-800-656-HOPE

Federal Rights Under the TAKE IT DOWN Act

In addition to Missouri 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.