Arkansas 2023 Regular Session

Arkansas House Bill HB1028 Compare Versions

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1	1		Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
2		-	Act 21 of the Regular Session
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5	4		State of Arkansas 1
6	5		94th General Assembly A Bill 2
7	6		Regular Session, 2023 HOUSE BILL 1028 3
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9	8		By: Representative C. Fite 5
10	9		By: Senator J. Petty 6
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12	11		For An Act To Be Entitled 8
13	12		AN ACT TO REPLACE TH E TERM "CHILD PORNOG RAPHY" WITH 9
14	13		THE TERM "CHILD SEXU AL ABUSE MATERIAL" I N THE 10
15	14		ARKANSAS CODE; AND F OR OTHER PURPOSES. 11
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18	17		Subtitle 14
19	18		TO REPLACE THE TERM "CHILD PORNOGRAPHY" 15
20	19		WITH THE TERM "CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE 16
21	20		MATERIAL" IN THE ARKANSAS CODE. 17
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24	23		BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 20
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26	25		SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 5 -1-109(a)(2)(E), concerning the statute of 22
27	26		limitations for offenses, is amended to read as follows: 23
28	27		(E) Computer child pornography Possession or use of child 24
29	28		sexual abuse material , § 5-27-603. 25
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31	30		SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 5 -4-703(a)(14), concerning offenses 27
32	31		committed against a child or in the presence of a child, is amended to read 28
33	32		as follows: 29
34	33		(14) Distributing, possessing, or vie wing of matter depicting 30
35	34		sexually explicit conduct involving a child, § 5 -27-602, computer child 31
36	35		pornography possession or use of child sexual abuse material , § 5-27-603, 32
37	36		failure to report child pornography the existence of child sexual abuse 33
38	37		material, § 5-27-604, or computer exploitation of a child, § 5 -27-605; 34
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40	39		SECTION 3. Arkansas Code § 5 -27-603 is amended to read as follows: 36 HB1028
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45	44		5-27-603. Computer child pornography Possession or use of child sexual 1
46	45		abuse material. 2
47	46		(a) A person commits computer child pornography possession or use of 3
48	47		child sexual abuse material if the person knowingly: 4
49	48		(1) Compiles, enters into, or transmits by means of computer, 5
50	49		makes, prints, publishes, or reproduces by other computerized means, 6
51	50		knowingly causes or allows to be ent ered into or transmitted by means of 7
52	51		computer or buys, sells, receives, exchanges, or disseminates any notice, 8
53	52		statement, or advertisement or any child's name, telephone number, place of 9
54	53		residence, physical characteristics, or other descriptive or identify ing 10
55	54		information for purposes of facilitating, encouraging, offering, or 11
56	55		soliciting sexually explicit conduct of or with any child or another 12
57	56		individual believed by the person to be a child, or the visual depiction of 13
58	57		the conduct; or 14
59	58		(2) Utilizes a computer an online computer service, Internet 15
60	59		internet service, or local bulletin board service to seduce, solicit, lure, 16
61	60		or entice or attempt to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice a child or another 17
62	61		individual believed by the person to be a child, to engage in sexually 18
63	62		explicit conduct. 19
64	63		(b) Computer child pornography Possession or use of child sexual abuse 20
65	64		material is a Class B felony. 21
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67	66		SECTION 4. Arkansas Code § 5 -27-604 is amended to read as follows: 23
68	67		5-27-604. Failure to report computer child pornography existence of 24
69	68		child sexual abuse material . 25
70	69		(a) A person commits failure to report computer child pornography the 26
71	70		existence of child sexual abuse material if the person: 27
72	71		(1) Is the owner, operator, or employee of a computer an online 28
73	72		computer service, Internet internet service, or bulletin board service; and 29
74	73		(2) Knowingly fails to notify a law enforcement official that a 30
75	74		subscriber is using the computer online computer service, Internet internet 31
76	75		service, or bulletin board service to commit a violat ion of § 5-27-603. 32
77	76		(b) Failure to report computer child pornography the existence of 33
78	77		child sexual abuse material is a Class A misdemeanor. 34
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80	79		SECTION 5. Arkansas Code § 6 -17-410(c)(24), concerning licensure for 36 HB1028
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85	84		elementary and secondary education, is amended to read as follows: 1
86	85		(24) Computer child pornography 2
87	86		Possession or use of child sexual abuse material as prohibited in § 5 -27-603; 3
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89	88		SECTION 6. Arkansas Code § 6 -17-414(b)(24), concerning eligibility for 5
90	89		employment for nonlicensed substitute tea chers, is amended to read as 6
91	90		follows: 7
92	91		(24) Computer child pornography Possession or use of child 8
93	92		sexual abuse material as prohibited in § 5 -27-603; 9
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95	94		SECTION 7. Arkansas Code § 12 -12-104(f)(2)(L), concerning the 11
96	95		definition of "sex offense", is amended to read as follows: 12
97	96		(L) Computer child pornography Possession or use of child 13
98	97		sexual abuse material , § 5-27-603; 14
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100	99		SECTION 8. Arkansas Code § 12 -12-903(13)(A)(i)(t), concerning the Sex 16
101	100		Offender Registration Act of 1997, is amended to read as follows: 17
102	101		(t) Computer child pornography Possession or 18
103	102		use of child sexual abuse material , § 5-27-603; 19
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105	104		SECTION 9. Arkansas Code § 16 -90-1101(6)(L), concerning the definition 21
106	105		of "sex offense", is amended to read as follows: 22
107	106		(L) Computer child pornography Possession or use of child 23
108	107		sexual abuse material , § 5-27-603; 24
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110	109		SECTION 10. Arkansas Code § 17 -3-102(a)(25), concerning license 26
111	110		restrictions based on criminal records, is amended to read as follows: 27
112	111		(25) Computer child pornography Possession or use of child 28
113	112		sexual abuse material as prohibited in § 5 -27-603; 29
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115	114		SECTION 11. Arkansas Code § 18 -16-112(a)(4)(A)(xix), concerning the 31
116	115		definition of "sex crime", is amended to read as follows: 32
117	116		(xix) Computer child pornography Possession or use 33
118	117		of child sexual abuse material, § 5-27-603; 34
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120	119		SECTION 12. Arkansas Code § 20 -13-1106(a)(1)(GG), concerning 36 HB1028
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125	124		disqualifying offenses for emergency medical services, is amended to read as 1
126	125		follows: 2
127	126		(GG) Computer child pornography Possession or use of child 3
128	127		sexual abuse material as prohibited in § 5 -27-603; 4
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130	129		SECTION 13. Arkansas Code § 21 -15-102(f)(31), concerning criminal 6
131	130		background checks, is amended to read as follows: 7
132	131		(31) Computer child pornography 8
133	132		Possession or use of child sexual abuse material , as prohibited in § 5-27-9
134	133		603; 10
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136	135		SECTION 14. Arkansas Code § 21 -15-103(g)(31), concerning criminal 12
137	136		background checks, is amended to read as follows: 13
138	137		(31) Computer child pornography Possession or use of child 14
139	138		sexual abuse material , as prohibited in § 5 -27-603; 15
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141	140		SECTION 15. Arkansas Code § 21 -15-104(c)(18), concerning a waiver of 17
142	141		exclusion or discharge requirement for persons in designated positions, is 18
143	142		amended to read as follows: 19
144	143		(18) Computer child pornography Possession or use of child 20
145	144		sexual abuse material , § 5-27-603; 21
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