HB609 (2019) Compare Changes


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1 New Paragraphs; Child Sexual Abuse Images; Definition. Amend RSA 649-A:2 by inserting after paragraph VII the following new paragraphs:

VIII. "Commercially available" means for sale to the general public.

IX. "Purely prurient purposes" means for the specific purpose of sexual gratification or sexual arousal from viewing the visual representations.

2 New Section; Possession or Distribution of Child Erotica. Amend RSA 649-A by inserting after section 3-b the following new section:

649-A:3-c Possession or Distribution of Child Erotica. Any person who purposely or knowingly produces, possesses, displays, distributes, or disseminates, in any form, any visual representation of a partially-clothed child, where the visual representations are unrelated to the sale of a commercially available legal product and are used for purely prurient purposes, shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor and sentenced to imprisonment for not more that one year, or a fine not to exceed $1,000, or both.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2020.

Changed Version

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1 New Paragraphs; Child Sexual Abuse Images; Definition. Amend RSA 649-A:2 by inserting after paragraph VII the following new paragraphs:

VIII. "Commercially available" means for sale to the general public.

IX. "Purely prurient purposes" means for the specific purpose of sexual gratification or sexual arousal from viewing the visual representations.

2 New Section; Possession or Distribution of Child Erotica. Amend RSA 649-A by inserting after section 3-b the following new section:

649-A:3-c Possession or Distribution of Child Erotica. Any person who purposely or knowingly produces, possesses, displays, distributes, or disseminates, in any form, any visual representation of a partially-clothed child, where the visual representations are unrelated to the sale of a commercially available legal product and are used for purely prurient purposes, shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor and sentenced to imprisonment for not more that one year, or a fine not to exceed $1,000, or both.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2020.