HB 15-1341 Summary

• Increases the penalty for sexual exploitation of a child by possession of sexually exploitative material from a Class 6 felony to a Class 5 felony.

• Upgrades the offense to a Class 4 felony if it is a second or subsequent offense, or if the possession includes a video/recording/broadcast or more than twenty different items of sexually exploitative material.

• Expands the definition of "sexually exploitative material" to include recordings or broadcasts of moving visual images, not just traditional video tapes.

• Provides statutory appropriations totaling $11,034 for fiscal year 2015-16, escalating to $487,701 annually for fiscal years 2017-18 through 2019-20 to implement the bill.

• Takes effect August 5, 2015, with the appropriations section repealing effective July 1, 2020.