HB2094 Summary

• Amends Arkansas Code to raise the age definition of "child" from 17 to 18 years old in child exploitation statutes relating to sexual performances

• Applies the new age definition to statutes covering: employing or consenting to use of a child in sexual performance (§5-27-402), producing/directing/promoting sexual performance by a child (§5-27-403), good faith age defense (§5-27-404), and age determination methods (§5-27-405)

• Maintains criminal penalties of Class C felony for first offense and Class B felony for subsequent offense under §5-27-402

• Maintains Class B felony penalty for violations under §5-27-403

• Updates statutory language for grammatical clarity, changing "any person" to "a person" and restructuring conviction language throughout affected sections