Revenge Porn Laws in Georgia: What Victims Need to Know in 2026

Georgia enacted its revenge porn law in 2014, making it one of the earlier states to address non-consensual intimate images through criminal legislation. Here is what victims in Georgia need to know about the law and their options.

What Georgia Law Says

Georgia Code Section 16-11-90, the Prohibition on Nude or Sexually Explicit Electronic Transmissions statute, makes it a crime to electronically transmit or post nude or sexually explicit images of another person without their consent when the transmission is done to harass or cause financial loss to that person. A first offense is generally classified as a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature, carrying up to twelve months in jail and a fine of up to $5,000. Subsequent offenses are classified as felonies, punishable by one to five years in prison and a fine up to $100,000. Posting to a website or other service that promotes sexually explicit content is a felony even on a first offense, with one to five years in prison and a fine up to $100,000, and two to five years for later convictions. The statute was amended in 2020 to cover falsely created images and in 2021 to add the website felony.

What Counts as Revenge Porn in Georgia

Under Georgia law, the offense covers the electronic transmission or posting of photographs or videos depicting nudity or sexually explicit conduct of another person. The image must have been transmitted without the consent of the person depicted. The statute requires that the transmission was done to harass the depicted person or to cause them financial loss. Nudity is defined broadly to include the showing of the human male or female genitals, pubic area, or buttocks with less than a full opaque covering, or the showing of the female breasts with less than a full opaque covering. Images that were taken or distributed in contexts where there was no expectation of privacy, or that the subject voluntarily shared publicly, are typically not covered.

How to Report

Georgia victims should take these steps to protect their rights and build a case. Immediately capture screenshots of all instances of the images online, including URLs, dates, and any identifying information about the poster. File a police report with your local police department or county sheriff's office, citing O.C.G.A. Section 16-11-90. Contact the District Attorney's office in the judicial circuit where the offense occurred. Consult with a Georgia attorney about potential civil claims for invasion of privacy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, or other torts. If the images appear online, keep the links and send them to us. We file the intimate-image removal requests as your authorized representative while any criminal case goes ahead.

Limitations of Criminal Law

Georgia's requirement that the transmission be done to harass or cause financial loss creates a prosecutorial hurdle. If the perpetrator claims their motive was something else, such as sharing with friends without malicious intent, it becomes harder to secure a conviction. First-offense penalties as a high and aggravated misdemeanor carry meaningful jail time, but outside the website felony the fact that it remains a misdemeanor can limit law enforcement prioritization. Cross-state and international jurisdiction challenges apply when perpetrators post from outside Georgia. The criminal justice process in Georgia can take many months, during which time images continue to proliferate online. Conviction does not lead to automatic removal of content from the internet.

Removing the Content

Content removal and a criminal or civil case address different parts of the problem. The TAKE IT DOWN Act requires covered platforms to remove qualifying intimate imagery and make reasonable efforts to remove known identical copies within 48 hours of a valid request. The platform and request must meet the law's requirements. See FTC guidance; this is not a universal service turnaround guarantee. Eligible adults can use StopNCII themselves for participating-platform matching. For managed help with known links, review your removal scope.