# R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-9-1.4: Minor electronically disseminating indecent material to another person €” €œSexting€ prohibited

> Rhode Island · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T11_C11-9_S11-9-1.4

## Section

- **Citation:** R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-9-1.4
- **Heading:** Minor electronically disseminating indecent material to another person €” €œSexting€ prohibited
- **Jurisdiction:** Rhode Island
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** RI Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11-9 / Section 11-9-1.4

## Text

(a) Definitions as used in this section:

(1) €œMinor€ means any person not having reached eighteen (18) years of age;

(2) €œComputer€ has the meaning given to that term in § 11-52-1;

(3) €œTelecommunication device€ means an analog or digital electronic device which processes data, telephony, video, or sound transmission as part of any system involved in the sending and/or receiving at a distance of voice, sound, data, and/or video transmissions;

(4) €œIndecent visual depiction€ means any digital image or digital video of the minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct, and includes data stored on any computer, telecommunication device, or other electronic storage media which is capable of conversion into a visual image;

(5) €œSexually explicit conduct€ means actual masturbation or graphic focus on or lascivious exhibition of the nude genitals or pubic area of the minor.

(b) No minor shall knowingly and voluntarily and without threat or coercion use a computer or telecommunication device to transmit an indecent visual depiction of himself or herself to another person.

(c) A violation of this section shall be a status offense and referred to the family court.

(d) Any minor adjudicated under subsection (b) shall not be charged under § 11-9-1.3 and, further, shall not be subject to sex offender registration requirements set forth in § 11-37.1-1 et seq., entitled €œSexual Offender Registration and Community Notification Act.€

## Nearby sections

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