House Bill 1115 Summary

• Authorizes school corporations to offer classes, instruction, or programs about the risks and consequences of creating and sharing sexually suggestive or explicit materials through cellular telephones, social media, and digital media.

• Creates a defense to child exploitation charges if a cellular telephone or social networking website was used, the defendant is not more than 4 years older or younger than the recipient, they had a dating or ongoing personal relationship, the defendant was under 21, and the recipient consented.

• Creates a defense to possession of child pornography charges under the same conditions as the child exploitation defense when a cellular telephone or social networking website was used.

• Creates a defense to distributing matter harmful to minors charges if a cellular telephone or social networking website was used, the defendant is not more than 4 years older or younger than the recipient, they had a dating or ongoing personal relationship, the defendant was under 21, and the recipient consented.

• Effective date: July 1, 2010.