This document includes House Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 3:59 PM by lsjones.
1     
SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR AMENDMENTS

2     
2016 GENERAL SESSION

3     
STATE OF UTAH

4     
Chief Sponsor: Francis D. Gibson

5     
Senate Sponsor: Todd Weiler

6     

7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill modifies the Utah Criminal Code regarding sexual exploitation of a minor.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     provides that jurors, court employees, and counsel are not subject to criminal or
13     civil liability for viewing child pornography when acting within the course of the
14     judicial process.
15     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
16          None
17     Other Special Clauses:
18          None
19     Utah Code Sections Affected:
20     AMENDS:
21          76-5b-201, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 320
22     

23     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
24          Section 1. Section 76-5b-201 is amended to read:
25          76-5b-201. Sexual exploitation of a minor -- Offenses.
26          (1) A person is guilty of sexual exploitation of a minor:
27          (a) when the person:

28          (i) knowingly produces, possesses, or possesses with intent to distribute child
29     pornography; or
30          (ii) intentionally distributes or views child pornography; or
31          (b) if the person is a minor's parent or legal guardian and knowingly consents to or
32     permits the minor to be sexually exploited as described in Subsection (1)(a).
33          (2) Sexual exploitation of a minor is a second degree felony.
34          (3) It is a separate offense under this section:
35          (a) for each minor depicted in the child pornography; and
36          (b) for each time the same minor is depicted in different child pornography.
37          (4) It is an affirmative defense to a charge of violating this section that no person under
38     18 years of age was actually depicted in the visual depiction or used in producing or advertising
39     the visual depiction.
40          (5) In proving a violation of this section in relation to an identifiable minor, proof of
41     the actual identity of the identifiable minor is not required.
42          (6) This section may not be construed to impose criminal or civil liability on:
43          (a) any entity or an employee, director, officer, or agent of an entity when acting within
44     the scope of employment, for the good faith performance of:
45          (i) reporting or data preservation duties required under any federal or state law; or
46          (ii) implementing a policy of attempting to prevent the presence of child pornography
47     on any tangible or intangible property, or of detecting and reporting the presence of child
48     pornography on the property; [or]
49          (b) any law enforcement officer acting within the scope of a criminal investigation[.];
50          (c) any employee of a court Ĥ→ [
or an agency] ←Ĥ who may be required to view child
51     pornography during the course of and within the scope of the employee's employment;
52          (d) any juror who may be required to view child pornography during the course of the
53     person's service as a juror; or
54          (e) any attorney or employee of an attorney who is required to view child pornography
55     during the course of a judicial process and while acting within the scope of employment.






Legislative Review Note
Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel