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California SB 1255 — First State Revenge Porn Law (2013)

CaliforniaIntroduced Feb 1, 2013Enacted Oct 1, 2013

California became the second state (after New Jersey) to criminalize revenge porn in 2013. Makes it a misdemeanor to intentionally distribute intimate images of another identifiable person without consent, where the parties agreed or understood the images would remain private and the person suffered serious emotional distress.

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