2022 District of Columbia Code
Title 22 - Criminal Offenses and Penalties
Chapter 30A - Non-Consensual Pornography
§ 22–3054. Second degree unlawful publication

Universal Citation: DC Code § 22–3054 (2022)
§ 22–3054. Second degree unlawful publication.

(a) It shall be unlawful in the District of Columbia for a person to knowingly publish one or more sexual images of another identified or identifiable person obtained from a third party or other source when:

(1) The person depicted did not consent to the disclosure or publication of the sexual image; and

(2) The person published the sexual image with conscious disregard that the sexual image was obtained as a result of a previous disclosure or publication of the sexual image made with an intent to harm the person depicted or to receive financial gain.

(b) A person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01, imprisoned for not more than 180 days, or both.

(May 7, 2015, D.C. Law 20-275, § 5, 62 DCR 16.)

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