Sexting Laws in Delaware
No sexting law as of July, 2022. AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE UNIFORM CIVIL REMEDIES FOR UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF INTIMATE IMAGES ACT. (signed 9/23/2020) This Act adopts the Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act. This Act addresses an increasingly common form of […]
Sexting Laws in Florida
847.0141 Sexting; prohibited acts; penalties.— (1) A minor commits the offense of sexting if he or she knowingly: (a) Uses a computer, or any other device capable of electronic data transmission or distribution, to transmit or distribute to another minor any photograph or video of any person which depicts nudity, as defined in s. 847.001, and is harmful […]
Sexting Laws in Georgia
Georgia Code Title 16. Crimes and Offenses § 16-12-100 (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) “Minor” means any person under the age of 18 years. (2) “Performance” means any play, dance, or exhibit to be shown to or viewed by an audience. (3) “Producing” means producing, directing, manufacturing, issuing, or publishing. (4) “Sexually explicit conduct” means […]
Sexting Laws in Hawaii
[§712-1215.6] Promoting minor-produced sexual images in the second degree. (1) A minor commits the offense of promoting minor-produced sexual images in the second degree if the minor: (a) Knowingly uses a computer, cell phone, or any other device capable of electronic data transmission or distribution, to transmit or distribute to another person a nude […]
The Nature and Extent of Teen Sexting
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Teen Sexting: Advice for Parents
(For a formatted .pdf version of this article for distribution, click here]). Sexting is when someone takes a naked or semi-naked (explicit) picture or video of themselves, usually using their phone, and sends it to someone else. Some teens participate in sexting voluntarily as a way to flirt or be intimate with a romantic partner, […]
Current Efforts to Curtail Teen Sexting Not Working
The current global pandemic has greatly constrained the way people are able to interact with each other. Schools in the U.S. moved to online learning mid-March and health safety guidelines continue to warn against gathering in groups outside of immediate households. As such, teens haven’t been able to hang out with their friends in hallways, […]
Sexting Laws in Maine
There is no sexting law in Maine as of July 2022. However, the law below may be indirectly or directly implicated. Revenge Porn Law, July 12, 2015: An Act to Prohibit the Unauthorized Dissemination of Certain Private Images http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0460&item=5&snum=127 §282. Sexual exploitation of minor 1. A person is guilty of sexual exploitation of a minor […]
It is Time to Teach Safe Sexting
Research shows that roughly 10-25% of American teens have participated in “sexting,” the sharing of sexually-explicit or sexually-suggestive images. When minors share nude images of themselves with others in the United States, they are distributing child pornography. If these images are received from others and stored on personal devices, individuals are in possession of child […]
It is Time to Teach Safe Sexting
It’s 2020. And it’s about time we rethink our approach to teen sexting. Justin and I wrote an piece that was just published in the Journal of Adolescent Health (currently free to download!) arguing that it is time to take a more thoughtful and comprehensive approach to sexting, by supplementing abstinence messages with information to […]
