Ohio § 2307.66 Civil action for dissemination of images

Ohio Statutes

§ 2307.66 — Civil action for dissemination of images

Ohio § 2307.66

Title 23Courts-Common Pleas

Ch. 2307Civil Actions

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2307.66 (2026).

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(A)A victim of a violation of section2917.211of the Revised Code has and may commence a civil cause of action against the offender for any of the following, in addition to reasonable attorney's fees and the costs of bringing the civil action:

(1)An injunction or a temporary restraining order prohibiting further dissemination of the image that is the subject of the violation;

(2)Compensatory and punitive damages for harm resulting from the violation.

(B)The victim shall be presumed to have suffered harm as a result of the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images or the nonconsensual dissemination of fabricated sexual images.

(C)A civil action brought under division (A) of this section shall be brought within four years after the victim discovers the private sexual image

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(A) A victim of a violation of section2917.211of the Revised Code has and may commence a civil cause of action against the offender for any of the following, in addition to reasonable attorney's fees and the costs of bringing the civil action:

(1) An injunction or a temporary restraining order prohibiting further dissemination of the image that is the subject of the violation;

(2) Compensatory and punitive damages for harm resulting from the violation.

(B) The victim shall be presumed to have suffered harm as a result of the nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images or the nonconsensual dissemination of fabricated sexual images.

(C) A civil action brought under division (A) of this section shall be brought within four years after the victim discovers the private sexual image or fabricated sexual image.

(D) The cause of action created by this section is in addition to any other cause of action available under statutory or common law.

(E) As used in this section, "victim" has the same meaning as in section2930.01of the Revised Code.

(F) "Fabricated sexual image" means a created, adapted, or modified image that depicts another person, the other person is recognizable in the image by the other person's face, likeness, or other distinguishing characteristic, and the other person depicted in the image is in a state of nudity or is engaged in a sexual act.

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