HB1464 Summary

• Adds new offense to sexual exploitation of a child statute: knowingly enticing, coercing, or persuading a child to participate in producing a recording or memorializing a sexual act, with penalties of Class 4 felony for first offense and Class 3 felony for second/subsequent offense or if person has prior sex offense conviction.

• Expands distributing harmful material statute to include knowingly enticing, coercing, or persuading a minor to participate in producing a recording or memorializing a sexual act, with Class 4 felony penalties if person has prior sex offense conviction and Class 3 felony for second/subsequent violations.

• Adds definitions of "sex offense" and "sexual act" to the harmful material statute, referencing the definitions in the sexual exploitation statute.

• Creates Class 4 felony penalty when an adult over 18 manufactures harmful material using a computer webcam, cellular telephone, or similar device while failing to exercise reasonable care in ascertaining a minor's age.