{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-55-20-4","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 55-20-4","heading":"Exceptions to liability.","body":"(a) A person is not liable under this article if the person proves the disclosure of, or threat to disclose, an intimate image was:\n(1) Made in good faith:\n(A) To law enforcement;\n(B) For a legal proceeding; or\n(C) For medical education or treatment.\n(2) Made in good faith in the reporting or investigation of:\n(A) Unlawful conduct; or\n(B) Unsolicited and unwelcome conduct.\n(3) Related to a matter of public concern or public interest; or\n(4) Reasonably intended to assist the depicted individual.\n(b) Subject to this section, a defendant who is a parent, legal guardian, or individual with legal custody of a child is not liable under this article for a disclosure or threatened disclosure of an intimate image, as defined in this article, of the child.\n(c) If a defendant asserts an exception to liability under §55-20-4(b) of this code, the exception does not apply if the plaintiff proves the disclosure was:\n(1) Prohibited by law other than this article; or\n(2) Made for the purpose of sexual arousal, sexual gratification, humiliation, degradation, or monetary or commercial gain.\n(d) Disclosure of, or 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":["CHAPTER 55. ACTIONS, SUITS AND ARBITRATION; JUDICIAL SALE.","ARTICLE 20. CIVIL REMEDIES FOR UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF INTIMATE IMAGES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/55-20-4/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:01Z","sha256":"4339a4690af51a54a60e5cac13df44196f8c7121b21841c4df2b20a3d249de5a","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-55-20-3","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-55-20-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}