Privacy Law Library

Sexual Cyberharassment (nonconsensual intimate images)

Florida Sexual Cyberharassment Law

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Florida's 'revenge porn' law. It makes it a crime to willfully and maliciously post or send a sexually explicit image of someone, together with identifying information, without consent when the person expected it to stay private. Sharing the image with one person does not by itself end that expectation of privacy. A 2025 amendment (HB 1451) added penalties for doing this for money.

Where

Florida

Citation

Fla. Stat. 784.049

Status

In force

Last amended

2025-10-01

Enforced by

State attorneys (criminal); private plaintiffs

People can sue

Yes

Penalties

First-degree misdemeanor, a third-degree felony for a repeat offense, and a third-degree felony (second-degree for repeat) when done for financial gain (784.049(3)-(4), as amended effective October 1, 2025). Victims may sue for injunctive relief, the greater of $10,000 or actual damages, punitive damages, and fees (784.049(7)).

Applies to

• Any person who publishes online or electronically disseminates a sexually explicit image of an identifiable person without consent, contrary to that person's reasonable expectation of privacy (784.049(2)(c))
• Interactive computer service providers are excluded from the criminal and civil penalties (784.049(8))