TITLE 18

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

CHAPTER 15

CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE ADULTS

18-1515.  Disseminating material harmful to minors — Defined — Penalty. A person is guilty of disseminating material harmful to minors when:

1.  He knowingly gives or makes available to a minor or promotes or possesses with intent to promote to minors or he knowingly sells or loans to a minor for monetary consideration any material that is sexually explicit and, taken as a whole, is harmful to minors.

2.  With reference to a motion picture, show or other presentation that is sexually explicit and, taken as a whole, is harmful to minors, he knowingly:

(a)  Exhibits such motion picture, show or other presentation to a minor for a monetary consideration; or

(b)  Sells to a minor an admission ticket or pass to premises whereon there is exhibited or to be exhibited such motion picture, show or other presentation; or

(c)  Admits a minor for a monetary consideration to premises whereon there is exhibited or to be exhibited such motion picture, show or other presentation; or

(d)  Exhibits such motion picture, show or other presentation to a minor not for a monetary consideration; or

(e)  Gives without monetary consideration to a minor an admission ticket or pass to premises where there is exhibited or to be exhibited such motion picture, show, or other presentation.

Disseminating material harmful to minors is a misdemeanor punishable by confinement in the county jail not to exceed one (1) year, or by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both such fine and jail sentence.

History:

[18-1515, added 1972, ch. 336, sec. 1, p. 875; am. 2026, ch. 343, sec. 2, p. 1336.]