Section 5-27-605 - Computer exploitation of a child

(a)(1) A person commits computer exploitation of a child in the first degree if the person:(A) Causes or permits a child to engage in sexually explicit conduct; and(B) Knows, has reason to know, or intends that the prohibited conduct may be:(i) Photographed;(ii) Filmed;(iii) Reproduced;(iv) Reconstructed in any manner, including on the internet; or(v) Part of an exhibition or performance.(2) Computer exploitation of a child in the first degree is a Class Y felony.(b)(1) A person commits computer exploitation of a child in the second degree if the person:(A) Photographs or films a child engaged in sexually explicit conduct; or(B) Uses any device, including a computer, to reproduce or reconstruct the image of a child engaged in sexually explicit conduct.(2) Computer exploitation of a child in the second degree is a Class C felony.Amended by Act 2021, No. 1102,§ 6, eff. 7/28/2021.Acts 2001, No. 1496, § 1; 2003, No. 1087, § 4.