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Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS

Chapter 573

< > Effective - 15 Jul 1987, 2 histories, see footnote (history) bottom

  *573.050.  Until December 31, 2016 — Evidence in obscenity and child pornography cases. — 1.  In any prosecution under this chapter evidence shall be admissible to show:

  (1)  What the predominant appeal of the material or performance would be for ordinary adults or minors;

  (2)  The literary, artistic, political or scientific value of the material or performance;

  (3)  The degree of public acceptance in this state and in the local community;

  (4)  The appeal to prurient interest in advertising or other promotion of the material or performance;

  (5)  The purpose of the author, creator, promoter, furnisher or publisher of the material or performance.

  2.  Testimony of the author, creator, promoter, furnisher, publisher, or expert testimony, relating to factors entering into the determination of the issues of obscenity or child pornography, shall be admissible.

  3.  In any prosecution for possession of child pornography or promoting child pornography in the first or second degree, the determination that the person who participated in the child pornography was younger than eighteen years of age may be made as set forth in section 568.100, or reasonable inferences drawn by a judge or jury after viewing the alleged pornographic material shall constitute sufficient evidence of the child's age to support a conviction.

  4.  In any prosecution for promoting child pornography in the first or second degree, no showing is required that the performance or material involved appeals to prurient interest, that it lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value, or that it is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the community as a whole.

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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al., A.L. 1987 H.B. 113, et al.)

Effective 7-15-87

*This section was amended by S.B. 491, 2014, effective 1-01-17.  Due to the delayed effective date, both versions of this section are printed here.


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