Rhode Island General Laws Title 11. Criminal Offenses § 11-9-1.4. Minor electronically disseminating indecent material to another person--“Sexting” prohibited

(1) “ Minor” means any person not having reached eighteen (18) years of age;

(2) “ Computer” has the meaning given to that term in § 11-52-1;

(3) “ Telecommunication device” means an analog or digital electronic device which processes data, telephony, video, or sound transmission as part of any system involved in the sending and/or receiving at a distance of voice, sound, data, and/or video transmissions;

(4) “ Indecent visual depiction” means any digital image or digital video of the minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct, and includes data stored on any computer, telecommunication device, or other electronic storage media which is capable of conversion into a visual image;

(5) “ Sexually explicit conduct” means actual masturbation or graphic focus on or lascivious exhibition of the nude genitals or pubic area of the minor.