{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-3051","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 22-3051","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For the purposes of this chapter, the term:\n\n(1)\n“Disclose” means to transfer or exhibit to 5 or fewer persons.\n\n(2)\n“Harm” means any injury, whether physical or nonphysical, including psychological, financial, or reputational injury.\n\n(3)\n“Internet” means an electronically available platform by which sexual images can be disseminated to a wide audience, including social media, websites, and smartphone applications; provided, that the term “Internet” does not include a text message.\n\n(4)\n“Private area” means the genitals, anus, or pubic area of a person, or the nipple of a developed female breast, including the breast of a transgender female.\n\n(5)\n“Publish” means to transfer or exhibit to 6 or more persons, or to make available for viewing by uploading to the Internet.\n\n(6)\n“Sexual conduct” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 22-3101(5).\n\n(7)\n“Sexual image” means a photograph, video, or other visual recording of an unclothed private area or of sexual conduct.","path":["Title 22. Criminal Offenses and Penalties.","Chapter 30A. Non-Consensual Pornography."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/22-3051","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"47a428db8f3d8d0a75c217f98d238ce1bbaa01a3b5af6905295e6df66ef27824","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-3024","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-3052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}