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U.S. states with state sexting laws as of November 2016, by policy

Number of U.S. states with state sexting laws as of November 2016, by policy
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The data describes the number of U.S. states with state sexting laws, by policy implementation. As of November 2016, 25 states had sexting laws but only 9 explicitly included the word sexting. A total of 6 states included the potential for felony punishment in their sexting laws.

Sexting law 25
Includes sexting 9
Addresses under 18 sending 23
Addresses under 18 receiving 21
Penalty: diversion 11
Penalty: informal 11
Penalty: misdemeanour 16
Penalty: felony 6
Revenge porn law 33