Exempts minors from the crimes of Sending or Bringing into the State Depictions of a Minor Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct, Possession of Depictions of a Minor Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct, and Viewing Depictions of a Minor Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct under certain circumstances when the depictions are of a minor over the age of 12.
Exempts minors from the crime of Dealing in Depictions of a Minor Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct when the minor knowingly distributes, transfers, disseminates, or exchanges a visual or printed matter that depicts themselves engaged in an act of sexually explicit conduct.
Specifies that any minor who knowingly distributes, transfers, disseminates, or exchanges a visual or printed matter that depicts any other minor over the age of 12 engaged in a an act of sexually explicit conduct shall be guilty of a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor depending on the type of conduct depicted.
Requires that a juvenile's first offense for distribution, transfer, dissemination, or exchange of sexually explicit images of other minors over the age of 12 be diverted and that the juvenile diversion unit conduct an assessment of factors and behaviors that led to the alleged offense and develop a treatment plan that addresses those factors.
Specifies that a minor who possesses any depiction of any other minor engaged in an act of sexually explicit conduct or any image of any other minor which constitutes an intimate image shall be deemed to forfeit any right to continued possession of the depiction or image and may be ordered by a court to forfeit the depiction or image.
From the Substitute House Bill Report (SSB 6566), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
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