SB 656 Summary

• Changes definitions in child pornography statutes from "any" to "an" or "a" for grammatical consistency and updates the definition of "minor" to mean a person under 18 years of age.

• Specifies that each act of sending and delivering child pornography constitutes a separate offense, allowing for multiple charges per transmission incident.

• Makes transmitting child pornography a felony of the third degree, applicable to persons in Florida sending to any jurisdiction and persons in other jurisdictions sending to Florida.

• Updates offense severity ranking charts and incorporates amended language into multiple related statutes governing sexual offenders, registration requirements, statewide grand jury jurisdiction, and victim compensation programs.

• Effective date: October 1, 2016.