Delaware Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act

DUCRUDIIA

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Gives people a civil claim against anyone who knowingly or recklessly shares, or threatens to share, private intimate images of them without consent. A 2024 amendment (the Amelia Kramer Act) extends the claim to AI-generated sexual deep fakes and lets plaintiffs proceed with identifying details redacted.

Where: Delaware
Citation: 10 Del. C. §§ 7801 to 7806 (Title 10, Chapter 78)
Status: In force
In force since: 2020-09-23
Last amended: 2024-10-09
Enforced by: Private civil action by the depicted individual (7803)
People can sue: Yes
Penalties: Prevailing plaintiffs recover the greater of actual economic and noneconomic damages or statutory damages up to $10,000 per defendant, plus the defendant's profits and punitive damages; courts may award attorney fees and injunctions (7806).
Applies to: Any person (individuals, businesses, government) who intentionally discloses or threatens to disclose a private intimate image or a sexual deep fake of an identifiable individual without consent (7802(9), 7803)

Practices it requires

Do not intentionally disclose or threaten to disclose a private intimate image of an identifiable person, knowing or recklessly disregarding lack of consent.10 Del. C. § 7803(b)
Do not intentionally disclose or threaten to disclose a sexual deep fake of an identifiable person without consent.10 Del. C. § 7803(c)

Other duties

Good-faith disclosures for law enforcement, legal proceedings, medical treatment, reporting unlawful conduct, matters of public concern, or to help the depicted person are exempt.10 Del. C. § 7804(b)

Sources

Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.

Unverified: Effective and amendment dates use the session-law approval dates; separate effective-date clauses were not confirmed.

Research reference, not legal advice.