{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-2163","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 7-2163","heading":"Exceptions to liability.","body":"(a)\nA person is not liable under this chapter if the person proves that disclosure of, or a threat to disclose, an intimate image was made reasonably, relevantly, and in good faith:\n(1)\nTo report unlawful or unsolicited activity or in pursuance of a legal, professional, or other lawful obligation;\n(2)\nTo assist the depicted person;\n(3)\nFor legitimate medical, scientific, or educational purposes;\n(4)\nAs part of a relevant document production or filing associated with a legal proceeding; or\n(5)\nIn service of the public interest.\n\n(b)\nDisclosure of, or a threat to disclose, an intimate image is not a matter of public concern or public interest solely because the depicted individual is a public figure.","path":["Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.","Chapter 21D. Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-2163","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"829d3a76e9dd3ffd00d33d7f8dd64a253a82199b849febec6374a09898adb3e2","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-2162","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-2164"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}