GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
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HOUSE BILL 83
Committee Substitute Favorable 3/11/25
Short Title: Revise Laws Governing Minors. (Public)
Sponsors:
Referred to:
February 11, 2025
*H83-v-2*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO AMEND THE OFFENSE OF DISSEMINATING OBSCENITY TO MINORS; 2
TO ADD THE OFFENSES OF DISSEMINATING OBS CENITY TO MINORS, 3
DISSEMINATING HARMFU L MATERIAL TO MINORS , AND EXHIBITING 4
HARMFUL PERFORMANCES TO MINORS TO THE LI ST OF CRIMINAL 5
CONVICTIONS THAT MAY REQUIRE REGISTRATIO N UNDER THE SEX 6
OFFENDER AND PUBLIC PROTECTION REGISTRAT ION PROGRAM; AND TO 7
ESTABLISH THE OFFENS ES OF HABITUAL INDEC ENT EXPOSURE AND 8
AGGRAVATED HABITUAL INDECENT EXPOSURE AN D REQUIRE SEX 9
OFFENDER REGISTRATION FOR THOSE OFFENSES. 10
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 11
SECTION 1. G.S. 14-190.7 reads as rewritten: 12
"§ 14-190.7. Dissemination to minors under the age of 16 years.minors. 13
(a) Offense and Punishment. – Every person 18 years of age or older who is guilty of a 14
Class H felony if the person knowingly disseminates to any minor under the age of 16 years any 15
material which he the person knows or reasonably should know to be obscene within the meaning 16
of G.S. 14-190.1 shall be guilty of a Class H felony.and the person is at least four years older 17
than the minor. 18
(b) Registration. – When a person is convicted of a violation of this section, the 19
sentencing court shall consider whether the person is a danger to the community and whether 20
requiring the person to register as a sex offender pursuant to Article 27A of this Chapter would 21
further the purposes of that Article as stated in G.S. 14-208.5. If the sentencing court rules that 22
the person is a danger to the community and that the person shall register, then an order shall be 23
entered requiring the person to register." 24
SECTION 2. G.S. 14-190.8 reads as rewritten: 25
"§ 14-190.8. Dissemination to minors under the age of 13 years. 26
(a) Offense and Punishment. – Every person 18 years of age or older who knowingly 27
disseminates to any minor under the age of 13 years any material which he the person knows or 28
reasonably should know to be obscene within the meaning of G.S. 14-190.1 shall be punished as 29
is guilty of a Class G felon.felony. 30
(b) Registration. – When a person is convicted of a violation of this section, the 31
sentencing court shall consider whether the person is a danger to the community and whether 32
requiring the person to register as a sex offender pursuant to Article 27A of this Chapter would 33
further the purposes of that Article as stated in G.S. 14-208.5. If the sentencing court rules that 34
the person is a danger to the community and that the person shall register, then an order shall be 35
entered requiring the person to register." 36 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
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SECTION 3. G.S. 14-190.15 reads as rewritten: 1
"§ 14-190.15. Disseminating harmful material to minors; exhibiting harmful performances 2
to minors. 3
(a) Disseminating Harmful Material. – A person commits the offense of disseminating 4
harmful material to minors if, with or without consideration and knowing the character or content 5
of the material, he:the person does either of the following: 6
(1) Sells, furnishes, presents, or distributes to a minor material that is harmful to 7
minors; orminors. 8
(2) Allows a minor to review or peruse material that is harmful to minors. 9
(b) Exhibiting Harmful Performance. – A person commits the offense of exhibiting a 10
harmful performance to a minor if, with or without consideration and knowing the character or 11
content of the performance, he the person allows a minor to view a live performance that is 12
harmful to minors. 13
… 14
(e) Registration. – When a person is convicted of a violation of this section, the 15
sentencing court shall consider whether the person is a danger to the community and whether 16
requiring the person to register as a sex offender pursuant to Article 27A of this Chapter would 17
further the purposes of that Article as stated in G.S. 14-208.5. If the sentencing court rules that 18
the person is a danger to the community and that the person shall register, then an order shall be 19
entered requiring the person to register." 20
SECTION 4. G.S. 14-190.9 reads as rewritten: 21
"§ 14-190.9. Indecent exposure. 22
(a) Unless the conduct is punishable under subsection (a1) of this section, prohibited by 23
another law providing greater punishment, any person who shall willfully expose the private parts 24
of his or her person in any public place and in the presence of any other person or persons, except 25
for those places designated for a public purpose where the same sex exposure is incidental to a 26
permitted activity, or aids or abets in any such act, or who procures another to perform such act; 27
or any person, who as owner, manager, lessee, director, promoter or agent, or in any other 28
capacity knowingly hires, leases or permits the land, building, or premises of which he the person 29
is owner, lessee or tenant, or over which he the person has control, to be used for purposes of any 30
such act, shall be is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. 31
(a1) Unless the conduct is prohibited by another law providing greater punishment, any 32
person at least 18 years of age who shall willfully expose the private parts of his or her person in 33
any public place in the presence of a minor as defined in G.S. 14-190.13 for the purpose of 34
arousing or gratifying sexual desire shall be is guilty of a Class H felony. An offense committed 35
under this subsection shall not be considered to be a lesser included offense under G.S. 14-202.1. 36
(a2) Unless the conduct is prohibited by another law providing greater punishment, any 37
person who shall willfully expose the private parts of his or her person in the presence of anyone 38
other than a consenting adult on the private premises of another or so near thereto as to be seen 39
from such private premises for the purpose of arousing or gratifying sexual desire is guilty of a 40
Class 2 misdemeanor. 41
(a4) Unless the conduct is punishable by another law providing greater punishment, any 42
person at least 18 years of age who shall willfully expose the private parts of his or her person in 43
a private residence of which they are not a resident and in the presence of a minor as defined in 44
G.S. 14-190.13 who is a resident of that private residence shall be is guilty of a Class 2 45
misdemeanor. 46
(a5) Unless the conduct is prohibited by another law providing greater punishment, any 47
person located in a private place who shall willfully expose the private parts of his or her person 48
with the knowing intent to be seen by a person in a public place shall be is guilty of a Class 2 49
misdemeanor. 50 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
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(a6) A person commits the offense of habitual indecent exposure if that person commits a 1
violation of subsection (a), (a2), (a4), or (a5) of this section and has two or more prior convictions 2
under any combination of subsection (a), (a1), (a2), (a4), or (a5) of this section. A person 3
convicted of violating this subsection is guilty of a Class F felony. 4
(a7) A person commits the offense of aggravated habitual indecent exposure if that person 5
commits a violation of subsection (a1) of this section and has two or more prior convictions under 6
any combination of subsection (a), (a1), (a2), (a4), or (a5) of this section. A person convicted of 7
violating this subsection is guilty of a Class E felony. 8
…." 9
SECTION 5. G.S. 14-208.6(4) is amended by adding a new sub-subdivision to read: 10
"g. A final conviction for a violation of G.S. 14-190.7, 14-190.8, or 11
14-190.15, only if the court sentencing the individual issues an order 12
pursuant to the applicable provision of G.S. 14-190.7, 14-190.8, or 13
14-190.15, requiring the individual to register." 14
SECTION 6. G.S. 14-208.6(5) reads as rewritten: 15
"(5) Sexually violent offense. – A violation of former G.S. 14-27.6 (attempted rape 16
or sexual offense), G.S. 14-27.21 (first-degree forcible rape), G.S. 14-27.22 17
(second-degree forcible rape), G.S. 14-27.23 (statutory rape of a child by an 18
adult), G.S. 14-27.24 (first-degree statutory rape), G.S. 14-27.25(a) (statutory 19
rape of a person who is 15 years of age or younger and where the defendant is 20
at least six years older), G.S. 14-27.26 (first-degree forcible sexual offense), 21
G.S. 14-27.27 (second-degree forcible sexual offense), G.S. 14-27.28 22
(statutory sexual offense with a child by an adult), G.S. 14-27.29 (first-degree 23
statutory sexual offense), G.S. 14-27.30(a) (statutory sexual offense with a 24
person who is 15 years of age or younger and where the defendant is at least 25
six years older), G.S. 14-27.31 (sexual activity by a substitute parent or 26
custodian), G.S. 14-27.32 (sexual activity with a student), G.S. 14-27.33 27
(sexual battery), G.S. 14-43.11 (human trafficking) if (i) the offense is 28
committed against a minor who is less than 18 years of age or (ii) the offense 29
is committed against any person with the intent that they be held in sexual 30
servitude, G.S. 14-43.13 (subjecting or maintaining a person for sexual 31
servitude), G.S. 14-178 (incest between near relatives), G.S. 14-190.6 32
(employing or permitting minor to assist in offenses against public morality 33
and decency), G.S. 14-190.9(a1) (felonious indecent exposure), 34
G.S. 14-190.9(a6) (habitual indecent exposure), G.S. 14-190.9(a7) 35
(aggravated habitual indecent exposure), G.S. 14-190.16 (first degree sexual 36
exploitation of a minor), G.S. 14-190.17 (second degree sexual exploitation 37
of a minor), G.S. 14-190.17A (third degree sexual exploitation of a minor), 38
G.S. 14-190.17C (obscene visual representation of sexual exploitation of a 39
minor), G.S. 14-202.1 (taking indecent liberties with children), G.S. 14-202.3 40
(Solicitation of child by computer or certain other electronic devices to 41
commit an unlawful sex act), G.S. 14-202.4(a) (taking indecent liberties with 42
a student), G.S. 14-205.2(c) or (d) (patronizing a prostitute who is a minor or 43
has a mental disability), G.S. 14-205.3(b) (promoting prostitution of a minor 44
or a person who has a mental disability), G.S. 14-318.4(a1) (parent or 45
caretaker commit or permit act of prostitution with or by a juvenile), or 46
G.S. 14-318.4(a2) (commission or allowing of sexual act upon a juvenile by 47
parent or guardian). The term also includes the following: a solicitation or 48
conspiracy to commit any of these offenses; aiding and abetting any of these 49
offenses." 50 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
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SECTION 7. Prosecutions for offenses committed before the effective date of this 1
act are not abated or affected by this act, and the statutes that would be applicable but for this act 2
remain applicable to those prosecutions. 3
SECTION 8. This act becomes effective December 1, 2025, and applies to offenses 4
committed on or after that date. 5