H591 - Modernize Sex Crimes. (SL 2024-37)

Overview: S.L. 2024-37 does the following:

• Creates a new offense for sexual extortion and aggravated sexual extortion.
• Modifies the offenses of first-, second-, and third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor to include material that is modified by technological means and to include child sex dolls.
• Creates a new offense for an obscene visual representation of a minor engaging in sexual activity.
• Modifies the offense of solicitation of a child by computer to include communications with parents of minors.
• Makes conforming changes to the sex offender and public protection registration program statutes.
• Makes changes to the offense of disclosure of private images to clarify that altered images violate the prohibition against disclosure of certain private images.

This act becomes effective December 1, 2024, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.