
| Characteristic | State totals |
|---|---|
| Sexting law | 26 |
| Includes sexting* | 9 |
| Addresses under 18 sending | 25 |
| Addresses under 18 receiving | 23 |
| Penalty: diversion | 12 |
| Penalty: informal | 12 |
| Penalty: misdemeanour | 17 |
| Penalty: felony | 7 |
| Revenge porn law | 42 |
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Release date
February 2020
Region
United States
Survey time period
April 2019
Supplementary notes
*Includes sexting鈥 鈥 includes 鈥渟exting鈥 in the statute; 鈥淎ddresses under 18 sending or receiving鈥 鈥 includes provisions if minors have sent or received sexually explicit images of other minors; 鈥淒iversion鈥 鈥 includes an option to pursue the case outside of the criminal/juvenile justice system; 鈥淚nformal鈥 鈥 allows for/prescribes counseling or another informal sanction; 鈥淢isdemeanor鈥 鈥 potential for a misdemeanor punishment; 鈥淔elony鈥 鈥 potential for a felony punishment. All states have some variation of a law that prohibits sending explicit or obscene material to 鈥 or depicting 鈥 minors that might apply (child pornography).
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