Child pornography; accused person possesses and produces pornography, penalties.
Summary
Provides that any person who knowingly possesses child pornography that he has produced shall be punished by not less than five years nor more than 20 years in a state correctional facility, two years of which shall be a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment. The bill also provides that any person who knowingly (i) reproduces by any means, sells, gives away, distributes, electronically transmits, displays, purchases, or possesses with intent to sell, give away, distribute, transmit, or display child pornography that he has produced or (ii) commands, entreats, or otherwise attempts to persuade another person to send, submit, transfer, or provide to him any child pornography in order to gain entry into a group, association, or assembly of persons engaged in trading or sharing child pornography that he has produced shall be punished by not less than five years nor more than 20 years in a state correctional facility, five years of which shall be a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment. A second or subsequent offense involving the reproduction or attempts to persuade another person to send child pornography that was produced by the offender shall be punished by not less than 10 years nor more than 20 years in a state correctional facility, 10 years of which shall be a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment. The bill provides that any violation involving child pornography that the accused has produced constitutes a separate and distinct offense from other production of child pornography offenses.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2017
Last action Jan 20, 2017
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Jan 20, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Jan 20, 2017
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 17104251D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
TN
Tommy Norment
RRepublican
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