Common use of Sexting Clause in Contracts

Sexting. Sexting, or the sending of sexually explicit photos by electronic means such as text message, may constitute a criminal act pursuant to New Jersey’s child pornography laws. For instance, it is a crime to give to someone else, offer to give to someone else, transfer, disseminate, distribute, circulate, or possess pornography depicting a child, defined as a person younger than 18 (N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4). Penalties for violating such laws include not only significant time in prison but also mandatory registration as sex offenders.

Sexting. ‌ Sexting, or the sending of sexually explicit photos by electronic means such as text message, may constitute a criminal act pursuant to New Jersey’s child pornography laws. For instance, it is a crime to give to someone else, offer to give to someone else, transfer, disseminate, distribute, circulate, or possess pornography depicting a child, defined as a person younger than 18 (N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4). Penalties for violating such laws include not only significant time in prison but also mandatory registration as sex offenders.