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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>57913</law_id><section_number>8.01-40.4</section_number><catch_line>Civil action for unlawful creation of image of another or unlawful dissemination or sale of images of another</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="8.01">Civil Remedies and Procedure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="3">Actions</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="3">Injury to Person or Property</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Any <span class="dictionary">person</span> injured by an individual who engaged in conduct that is prohibited under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Unlawful creation of image of another; penalty" href="/18.2-386.1/">18.2-386.1</a> or <a class="law" title="Unlawful dissemination or sale of images of another; penalty" href="/18.2-386.2/">18.2-386.2</a>, whether or not the individual has been charged with or convicted of the alleged violation, may sue therefor and recover compensatory <span class="dictionary">damages</span>, punitive <span class="dictionary">damages</span>, and reasonable attorney fees and costs. <a id="paragraph-212133" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.01-40.4/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> No <span class="dictionary">action</span> shall be commenced under this section more than two years after the later of (i) the date of the last act in violation of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Unlawful creation of image of another; penalty" href="/18.2-386.1/">18.2-386.1</a> or <a class="law" title="Unlawful dissemination or sale of images of another; penalty" href="/18.2-386.2/">18.2-386.2</a>, (ii) the date on which such <span class="dictionary">person</span> attained 18 years of age, or (iii) the date on which such <span class="dictionary">person</span> discovered or reasonably should have discovered the prohibited conduct. <a id="paragraph-212134" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.01-40.4/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose liability on an interactive computer service, as defined in 47 U.S.C. &#xA7; 230(f), for content provided by another <span class="dictionary">person</span>. <a id="paragraph-212135" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.01-40.4/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2017, c. 656.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
