Revenge Porn Laws in Colorado (2026): Your Rights and What to Do
Colorado criminalizes disclosing or threatening to disclose private intimate images for harassment or financial gain. The state also gives victims a dedicated civil claim, a six-year discovery period, pseudonymous filing, and substantial remedies. Amendments effective in 2025 expressly brought highly realistic AI-generated sexual depictions into the criminal framework.
Colorado at a Glance
- Statute
- Disclosing a private intimate image or intimate digital depiction — Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 18-7-107, 18-7-108
- Criminal classification
- Class 1 misdemeanor; Class 6 felony where disclosure poses an imminent serious safety threat
- Maximum penalty
- Up to 364 days and $1,000; felony: 1 to 18 months and $1,000–$100,000, plus an additional fine up to $10,000
- Can you sue?
- Yes — Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 13-21-1401–1408
- Time limit to sue
- Six years from discovery or a threat; tolled until age 18 for minors
- Deepfakes / AI images
- Covered
Is Revenge Porn Illegal in Colorado?
Yes. Sections 18-7-107 and 18-7-108 apply to adults who disclose or threaten to disclose a private intimate image through electronic media or a website without consent. Section 107 addresses harassment, intimidation, coercion, or conduct violating a reasonable expectation of privacy; section 108 addresses financial benefit or financial harm.
The disclosure or threat must cause physical, emotional, or reputational harm. Separate child-exploitation statutes apply where the depicted person is under 18, and other charges such as extortion may apply to coercive demands.
Penalties for Sharing Intimate Images in Colorado
The ordinary offense is a Class 1 misdemeanor, carrying up to 364 days in jail and a fine up to $1,000. It becomes a Class 6 felony if the disclosure posed an imminent and serious threat to the safety of the depicted person or immediate family and the offender knew or should have known about that threat.
A Class 6 felony ordinarily carries one year to 18 months in prison and a fine from $1,000 to $100,000. The intimate-image statutes also direct a court to impose an additional fine of up to $10,000 for the Crime Victim Compensation Fund. There is no automatic felony enhancement based only on a second offense within these sections.
Can I Sue in Colorado?
Yes. Colorado’s Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act permits actual economic and noneconomic damages or statutory damages up to $10,000 per defendant, plus disgorgement, punitive damages, reasonable attorney fees and costs, and injunctive relief.
A plaintiff may use a pseudonym and request protection or redaction of identifying information. The limitations period is six years from discovery or reasonable discovery of a disclosure, or six years from a threat. If the depicted person was a minor, the clock does not start until age 18.
Does Colorado Law Cover Deepfakes and AI Images?
Yes. Amendments in 2025 expressly cover highly realistic intimate digital depictions that falsely appear authentic and show an identifiable person doing something they did not do, when created or altered through digitization or computer-generated means.
A disclaimer saying that an image is fake or unauthorized is not a defense. The 2025 legislation also extended civil protection to qualifying intimate digital depictions, while federal law supplies an additional platform removal route.
What to Do Right Now If Your Images Were Shared in Colorado
- 1
Preserve the Evidence Before Reporting It
Save screenshots, URLs, accounts, dates, messages, and original files securely before seeking removal.
- 2
Use the Platform’s NCII Report
Choose the intimate-image reporting route and retain every confirmation and case number.
- 3
Limit Re-uploads
Use StopNCII.org for adult images or NCMEC’s Take It Down for images taken before age 18.
- 4
Report the Conduct in Colorado
Contact police and refer to C.R.S. § 18-7-107 or § 18-7-108. Clearly report threats, extortion, stalking, or safety risks.
- 5
Consider Colorado Civil Remedies
Colorado allows pseudonymous filing, damages, fees, and injunctions. Its express filing period is six years from discovery or a threat.
Be Safer With a Written NDA as Evidence
Most of Colorado's law is about what happens after the damage is done. The one thing you can do beforehand is put the boundary in writing. A Discreetly agreement is signed by both people, timestamped, and identity-verifiable, and it states plainly that neither person has consent to share, publish or show the material to anyone else.
Where the law turns on the absence of consent to share, a signed agreement may provide useful documentary evidence that there was no consent to share. It cannot prevent a breach or guarantee a legal outcome, but it can make the agreed boundary clearer than relying only on informal messages. Creating one is free.
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This page provides general information about Colorado law and is not legal advice. Laws change and outcomes depend on the facts. For advice on your situation, speak to a qualified attorney licensed in Colorado. Last reviewed August 2026.