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334 BILL NO. 3456 By: Moore, Conley, Bashore,
435 West (Kevin), Baker, and
536 Kerbs of the House
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940 Howard of the Senate
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1545 An Act relating to crimes and punishments; amending
1646 21 O.S. 2021, Section s 1040.75 and 1040.76, which
1747 relate to the display of materials harmful to minors;
1848 modifying scope of certain definitions; deleting
1949 definitions; providing findings and statement of
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2755 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPL E OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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2956 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1040.75, is
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3258 Section 1040.75 As used in Sections 1040.75 through 1040.77 of
3359 this title:
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3560 1. "Minor" means any unmarried person under the age of eighteen
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3862 2. "Harmful to minors" means:
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4063 a. that quality of any description, exhibition,
4164 presentation or representation, in whatever form, of
4265 nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or
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4393 sadomasochistic abuse when the material or
4494 performance, taken as a whole, has the following
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4696 (1) the average person eighteen (18) years of age or
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4898 would find that the material or performance has a
4999 predominant tendency to appeal to a pru rient
50100 interest in sex to minors, and
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52101 (2) the average person eighteen (18) years of age or
53102 older applying contemporary community standards
54103 would find that the material or performance
55104 depicts or describes nudity, sexual conduct ,
56105 sexual excitement or sadomaso chistic abuse in a
57106 manner that is patently offensive to prevailing
58107 standards in the adult community with respect to
59108 what is suitable for minors, and
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61109 (3) the material or performance lacks serious
62110 literary, scientific, medical, artistic, or
63111 political value for minors, or
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65112 b. any description, exhibition, presentation or
66113 representation, in whatever form, of inappropriate
67114 violence;
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69115 3. "Inappropriate violence " means any description or
70116 representation, in an interactive video game or computer software,
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71144 of violence which, taken as a whole, has the following
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74146 a. the average person eighteen (18) years of age or older
75147 applying contemporary community standards would find
76148 that the interactive video game or computer software
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78150 adult community with respect to what is suitable for
79151 minors, and
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81152 b. the interactive video game or computer software lacks
82153 serious literary, scientific, medical, artistic, or
83154 political value for minors bas ed on, but not limited
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86156 (1) is glamorized or gratuitous,
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88157 (2) is graphic violence used to shock or stimulate,
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90158 (3) is graphic violence that is not contextually
91159 relevant to the material,
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93160 (4) is so pervasive that it serves as the thread
94161 holding the plot of the mat erial together,
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96162 (5) trivializes the serious nature of realistic
97163 violence,
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99164 (6) does not demonstrate the consequences or effects
100165 of realistic violence,
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102166 (7) uses brutal weapons designed to inflict the
103167 maximum amount of pain and damage,
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105195 (8) endorses or glorifies torture or excessive
106196 weaponry, or
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108197 (9) depicts lead characters who resort to violence
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111199 4. "Nudity" means the:
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113200 a. showing of the human male or female genitals, pubic
114201 area, or buttocks with less than a full opaque
115202 covering,
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117203 b. showing of the female breast with less than a full
118204 opaque covering of any portion of the female breast
119205 below the top of the nipple, or
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121206 c. depiction of covered male genitals in a discernibly
122207 turgid state;
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124208 5. "Sexual conduct" means acts of masturbation, homosexuality,
125209 sexual intercourse, or physical contact with a person 's clothed or
126210 unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or, if such person be a
127211 female, breast, or fellatio, cunnilingus, anal intercourse, or any
128212 other intrusion, however slight, of any part of a person 's body or
129213 of any object into the genital or anal openings of another person 's
130214 body, or depictions or descriptions of sexual bestiality,
131215 sadomasochism, masturbation, or excretory functions ;
216+6. "Sexual excitement" means the condition of human male or
217+female genitals when in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal;
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134-female genitals when in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal; ENR. H. B. NO. 3456 Page 4
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135245 7. "Sadomasochistic abuse " means flagellation or torture by or
136246 upon a person clothed or naked or the condition of being fettered,
137247 bound or otherwise physically restrained on the part of one so
138248 clothed or naked;
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140249 8. "Material" means anything tangible that is capable of being
141250 used or adapted to arouse prurient interest, whether through the
142251 medium of reading, observation, sound, or in any other manner
143252 including, but not limited to, anything printed or writte n, any
144253 book, magazine, newspaper, pamphlet, poster, print, picture, figure,
145254 image, description, drawing, pictorial representation, motion
146255 picture film, record, recording tape, CD -ROM disk, Magnetic Disk
147256 Memory, Magnetic Tape Memory , photograph, video tape, computer
148257 software or video disk, film, transparency, slide, audiotape, audio
149258 disk, computer tape, video game, or any other medium used to
150259 electronically produce or reproduce images on a screen, or any
151260 mechanical, chemical, o r electronic reproduction. Mat erial includes
152261 undeveloped photographs, molds, printing plates, and other latent
153262 representational objects whether or not processing or other acts are
154263 required to make the content of the material apparent ;
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156264 9. "CD-ROM" means a compact disk with read only me mory which
157265 has the capacity to store audio, video and written materials and may
158266 be used by computer to play or display materials harmful to minors;
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160267 10. "Magnetic Disk Memory " means a memory system that stores
161268 and retrieves binary data on record -like metal or plastic disks
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162296 coated with a magnetic material, including but not limited to floppy
163297 diskettes;
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165298 11. "Magnetic Tape Memory " means a memory system that stores
166299 and retrieves binary data on magnetic recording tape;
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168300 12. "Performance" means any motion pictur e, film, video tape,
169301 played record, phonograph or tape, preview, trailer, play, show,
170302 skit, dance, or other exhibition performed or presented to or before
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173304 13. 10. "Knowingly" means having general knowledge of, or
174305 reason to know, or a belief or ground for belief which warrants
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178308 performance which is reasonably susceptible of
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180310 b. the age of the minor. However, an honest mistake,
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182312 this act if the defendant made a reasonable bona fide
183313 attempt to ascertain the true age of such minor;
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186315 association, corporation, or other legal entity of any kind; and
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189317 ascertain the true age of the minor by requiring production of a
190318 driver license, marriage license, birth certificate or other
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191346 governmental or educational identification card or paper and not
192347 relying solely on the oral allegations or apparent age of the minor.
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194348 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1040.76, is
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197350 Section 1040.76 The Legislature finds that protecting minor
198351 children from overtly sexual and violent content is a legitimate
199352 objective that should be actively enforced.
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201353 The Legislature further finds that the protection of the right
202354 of the people to engage in the freedo m of speech and expression is a
203355 sacred right in the United States ; however, such performances and
204356 materials may not contain depictions of sexual conduct, nudity, or
205357 inappropriate violence which are harmful to minor children .
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207358 Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature that these
208359 provisions be diligently enforced to protect minor children while
209360 also protecting the free speech rights of the public.
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211361 No person, including but not limited to any persons having
212362 custody, control or supervision of any commercial establishment,
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215364 1. Display material which is harmful to minors in such a way
216365 that minors, as a part of the invited general public, will be
217366 exposed to view such material. Provided, however, a person shall be
218367 deemed not to have "displayed" material harmful to minors if the
219368 material is kept behind devices commonly known as "blinder racks" so
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220396 that the lower two-thirds (2/3) of the material is not exposed to
221397 view;
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223398 2. Sell, furnish, present, distribute, allow to view, or
224399 otherwise disseminate t o a minor, with or without consideration, any
225400 material which is harmful to minors; or
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227401 3. Present to a minor or participate in presenting to a minor,
228402 with or without consideration, any performance which is harmful to a
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231404 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
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233-Passed the House of Representatives the 4th day of March, 2024.
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251-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
252-Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
253-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
254-By: _________________________________
255-Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
256-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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260- Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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262-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
263-Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
264-day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
265-By: _________________________________
405+COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
406+April 9, 2024 - DO PASS