The bill makes it a crime for a person to: • Post or publish a photograph of a person who was under 18 years of age at the time of the photograph showing that person's uncovered genitals, buttocks, anus, or female breasts; • Obtain the photograph during a relationship or sexual encounter with the victim; and • Intend to embarrass, coerce, bully, annoy, harm, or cause emotional distress to the victim.
The crime is a class 5 felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $10,000, and, upon conviction, the court must order the defendant or the entity where the photos are posted or published to remove the photographs from the internet.
Year
2014
Current status
- 02/27/2014 - House Committee on Judiciary Postpone Indefinitely
- 01/15/2014 - Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary + Appropriations
