Indiana legal term
intimate image in Indiana Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Indiana legislative session
In Indiana criminal law, “intimate image” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Indiana criminal code.
What does “intimate image” mean in Indiana criminal law?
"intimate image" means a photograph, digital image, computer generated image, or video: (1) that depicts: (A) sexual intercourse; (B) other sexual conduct (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-221.5 ); or (C) exhibition of the uncovered buttocks, genitals, or female breast; of an individual; (2) taken, captured, created, disseminated, or recorded by: (A) an individual depicted in the photograph, digital image, or video and given or transmitted directly to the person described in subsection (d); (B) the person described in subsection (d) in the physical presence of an individual depicted in the photograp (Ind. Code § 35-45-4-8)
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