NJ A2312

Creates a new crime category for "items depicting sexual exploitation or abuse of children," which explicitly includes computer-generated, AI-manipulated, and digitally altered images depicting minors in sexually explicit content

Establishes tiered felony classifications based on quantity of materials: possession of 100,000+ items is a first-degree crime, 1,000-99,999 items is second-degree, and under 1,000 items is third-degree

Introduces mandatory minimum sentences for distribution offenses: 5 years minimum for 25-999 items and 10 years minimum for 1,000+ items, with no parole eligibility during the minimum term

Defines "purported child" and "identifiable child" to cover AI-generated imagery where subjects appear to be or are recognizable as minors, with a rebuttable presumption that depicted individuals appearing under 18 are legally considered minors

Provides affirmative defenses including situations where defendants possessed fewer than three items and promptly reported to law enforcement, or where the defendant is under 21 and within two years of age of the depicted person in a bona fide relationship