Child Sexual Abuse Material Amendments

Added the definition of 'apparent child sexual abuse material' to cover AI-generated or computer-generated images that realistically depict minors in sexually explicit situations.

Created new standalone felony offenses for possessing, distributing, or producing 'apparent' child sexual abuse material and 'obscene' child sexual abuse material.

Established a new Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) unit within the Attorney General's office to investigate cases involving AI-generated and obscene child sexual abuse material.

Updated sex offender registration laws to require registration for convictions related to the new AI-generated and obscene material offenses.

Revised background check requirements for individuals working with children to include denials based on convictions for the new offenses involving AI-generated or obscene material.

Made technical and conforming changes to existing statutes to ensure consistency with the new definitions and offenses.

Added the definition of 'apparent child sexual abuse material' to cover visual depictions of minors created using artificial intelligence that appear realistic.

Amended the definition of 'child sexual abuse material' to remove artificially generated material from its scope, separating it into the new 'apparent' category.

Created new standalone offenses for possession and distribution of 'apparent child sexual abuse material' and 'obscene child sexual abuse material'.

Updated sex offender registration laws to include possession and distribution of apparent child sexual abuse material as registrable offenses.

Revised background check requirements for individuals with direct access to children to include denial of access for convictions involving apparent child sexual abuse material.

Made technical corrections to remove redundant references to 'Internet' and update formatting throughout the code sections.