ARIZONA STATE SENATE
RESEARCH STAFF
TO: MEMBERS OF THE SENATE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
DATE: March 14, 2023
SUBJECT: Strike everything amendment to H.B. 2169, criminal classification; sexual offense;
prohibition
Purpose
An emergency measure that prohibits the possession, trafficking or importation of a child
sex doll and classifies a violation as a class 4 felony. Requires persons convicted of or adjudicated
guilty except insane for a violation to register as a sex offender and be included on the sex offender
website.
Background
A person commits sexual exploitation of a minor by knowingly: 1) recording, filming,
photographing, developing or duplicating any visual depiction in which a minor is engaged in
exploitive exhibition or other sexual conduct; or 2) distributing, transporting, exhibiting, receiving,
selling, purchasing, electronically transmitting, possessing or exchanging any visual depiction in
which a minor is engaged in exploitive exhibition or other sexual conduct. Sexual exploitation of
a minor is a class 2 felony and is punishable as a dangerous crime against children if the minor is
under 15 years of age (A.R.S. § 13-3553).
The Department of Public Safety (DPS) must establish and maintain an internet sex
offender website for the purpose of providing sex offender information to the public. The internet
sex offender website must include any offender whose risk assessment has been determined to be
a level two or level three, or any person assessed to be a level one offender and who has been
convicted of the following offenses: 1) sexual assault; 2) sexual exploitation of a minor if the
offender is at least 21 years old and is sentenced for a dangerous crime against children;
3) commercial sexual exploitation of a minor; 4) sexual abuse if the victim is under 12 years old;
5) molestation of a child if the victim is under 12 years old; 6) sexual conduct with a minor if the
victim is under 12 years old; 7) child prostitution if committed on or before August 9, 2017;
8) child sex trafficking as specified; 9) taking a child for the purpose of prostitution if the victim
is under 12 years old; 10) luring a minor for sexual exploitation if the victim is under 12 years old;
11) aggravated luring of a minor for sexual exploitation if the victim is under 12 years old; and
12) continuous sexual abuse of a child if the victim is under 12 years old (A.R.S. § 13-3827).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this
legislation.
Provisions
1. Prohibits the possession, trafficking or importation of a child sex doll and classifies a violation
as a class 4 felony.
2. Defines child sex doll as an anatomically correct doll, mannequin or robot that:
a) has the features of, or features that resemble, those of an infant or a child who is under 12
years old; and
b) is intended to be used for sexual stimulation or gratification.
Zachary Dean
LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH ANALYST
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
Telephone: (602) 926-3171 STRIKER MEMO
S.B. 1151
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3. States that a person commits possession of a child sex doll by intentionally or knowingly
possessing a child sex doll.
4. States that a person commits trafficking a child sex doll by knowingly manufacturing,
distributing, selling, transferring, offering to sell, advertising, providing, shipping, delivering
for shipment, offering to deliver for shipment or possessing with the intent to manufacture,
distribute sell, ship or transfer a child sex doll.
5. States that a person commits importing a child sex doll by knowingly transporting a child sex
doll into Arizona by any means with the intent to distribute, sell or transfer the child sex doll.
6. Provides that the possession of two or more child sex dolls, unless satisfactorily explained,
may give rise to an inference that a person intends to commit trafficking of child sex dolls.
7. Includes, in the classification for sexual exploitation of a minor, selling or purchasing a child
sex doll with the intent to replicate the physical features of a real infant or a minor who is under
12 years old.
8. Requires persons convicted of or adjudicated guilty except insane for a violation of possessing,
trafficking or importing a child sex doll to register as a sex offender.
9. Requires the internet sex offender website to include persons convicted of or adjudicated guilty
except insane for a violation of possessing, trafficking or importing a child sex doll.
10. Makes technical changes.
11. Becomes effective on signature of the Governor, if the emergency clause is enacted.