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Relating to sexual exploitation of a minor, and making penalties applicable
Topics:Crime & corrections
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 5, 2024
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 6, 2024
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Under current law, someone who possesses multiple images of the same child committing sexual acts is only charged with one crime. This bill changes that rule so that each separate image counts as its own individual offense. People convicted of these crimes would face prison time, fines, and must register as sex offenders.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to sexual exploitation of a minor, and makes penalties applicable. Current law provides that it is unlawful to knowingly purchase or possess a visual depiction of a minor engaging in a prohibited sexual act or the simulation of a prohibited sexual act. A visual depiction containing pictorial representations of different minors shall be prosecuted and punished as separate offenses for each pictorial representation of a different minor in the visual depiction. However, violations involving multiple visual depictions containing pictorial representations of the same minor shall be prosecuted and punished as one offense. The bill provides that a person who knowingly purchases or possesses multiple visual depictions containing pictorial representations of the same minor engaging in prohibited sexual acts or the simulation of prohibited sexual acts shall be prosecuted and punished as separate offenses. A person who commits a violation of this subsection commits a class “D” felony for a first offense and a class “C” felony for a second or subsequent offense. A class “D” felony is punishable by confinement for no more than five years and a fine of at least $1,025 but not more than $10,245. A class “C” felony is punishable by confinement for no more than years and a fine of at least $1,370 but not more than $13,660.12(3) is a tier II sex offense and a person convicted of the offense is required to register as a sex offender. A person convicted of the offense is also subject to a 10-year special sentence imposed in addition to any other sentence.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 6, 2024. It hasn’t reported yet.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
1 written public comment to its subcommittee: February 13, 2024 (1) · on the Legislature’s site
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Tried before
This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None became law, though one got through a chamber.
- HF 2446 Relating to sexual exploitation of a minor, and making penalties applicable89th General Assembly · Passed House · same titlePassed a chamber
- HF 2232 Relating to sexual exploitation of a minor, and making penalties applicable89th General Assembly · Renumbered as HF 2446 · very similarCleared committee
Similar bills this General Assembly
- SF 221 Relating to sexual exploitation of a minor, and making penalties applicable90th General Assembly · Renumbered as SF 470Very similar
- SF 150 Relating to sexual exploitation of a minor, and making penalties applicable91st General Assembly · Signed by GovernorSimilar
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