PREFILED JAN 05 2024
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REFERENCE TITLE: sexual exploitation; minor; computer generated |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024
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HB 2138 |
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Introduced by Representative Willoughby
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An Act
amending section 13-3553, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to sexual exploitation of children.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 13-3553, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
13-3553. Sexual exploitation of a minor; evidence; classification; definitions
A. A person commits sexual exploitation of a minor by knowingly:
1. Recording, filming, photographing, developing or duplicating any visual depiction in which a minor is engaged in exploitive exhibition or other sexual conduct.
2. Distributing, transporting, exhibiting, receiving, selling, purchasing, electronically transmitting, possessing or exchanging any visual depiction, including any computer generated image, in which a minor is engaged in exploitive exhibition or other sexual conduct.
3. Possessing, manufacturing, distributing, advertising, ordering, offering to sell, selling or purchasing a child sex doll that uses the face, image or likeness of a real infant or minor who is under twelve years of age with the intent to replicate the physical features of the that real infant or minor who is under twelve years of age.
B. If any visual depiction of sexual exploitation of a minor is admitted into evidence, the court shall seal that evidence at the conclusion of any grand jury proceeding, hearing or trial.
C. Sexual exploitation of a minor is a class 2 felony and if the minor is under fifteen years of age it is punishable pursuant to section 13-705.
D. For the purposes of this section: ,
1. "Child sex doll" has the same meaning prescribed in section 13-1429.
2. "Computer generated image" means any use of computer technology capable of processing and interpreting specific data inputs to create images or visual depictions of a person that are indistinguishable from the actual person.