Your Legal Rights as an NCII Victim in Vermont

Vermont NCII Law Overview

Applicable statute: Vermont Statutes Title 13 § 2606 (Disclosure of Sexually Explicit Images Without Consent)

Criminal penalty: Up to 2 years in prison and $1,000 fine for a first offense; up to 5 years for subsequent offenses

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

Vermont provides strong NCII protections with criminal penalties that escalate significantly for repeat offenders, from 2 years for first offenses to 5 years for subsequent ones. Vermont's civil framework includes attorney fee recovery, and the state has been active in ensuring its NCII statute covers modern forms of intimate image abuse.

Your Rights in Vermont

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

How to File in Vermont

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

Local Support Resources

• Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, vtnetwork.org
• RAINN National Hotline, 1-800-656-HOPE

Federal Rights Under the TAKE IT DOWN Act

In addition to Vermont 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.