CA SB1056

Requires courts to issue protective orders in criminal cases involving sexually explicit material depicting adult victims, with conditions to prevent unnecessary copying, transmission, or dissemination of the material

Prohibits attorneys from disclosing copies of sexually explicit material involving adult victims to defendants, their family members, or others unless the court specifically permits it after a hearing and good cause showing

Allows attorneys to share such material with their employees or court-appointed assistants for case preparation only under court-issued protective order terms, with recipients informed that further dissemination is prohibited

Clarifies that these restrictions do not relieve prosecutors of their duty to disclose relevant or exculpatory evidence, nor affect the admissibility of relevant evidence in court proceedings

Adds Section 1054.11 to the Penal Code, extending protections similar to existing child pornography evidence handling rules to sexually explicit material involving adult victims