§ 311.3. — 311.3. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 929, Sec. 2.)

California § 311.3.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code PEN: Penal Code - PEN
• Title: 9.
• Part 1.: TITLE 9. OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC DECENCY AND GOOD MORALS
• Ch. 7.5.: CHAPTER 7.5. Obscene Matter

Text

(a)
A person is guilty of sexual exploitation of a child if that person knowingly develops, duplicates, prints, or exchanges any representation of information, data, or image, including, but not limited to, any film, filmstrip, photograph, negative, slide, photocopy, videotape, video laser disc, computer hardware, computer software, computer floppy disc, data storage media, CD-ROM, or computer-generated equipment or any other computer-generated image that contains or incorporates in any manner, any film, filmstrip, or any digitally altered or artificial-intelligence-generated matter that depicts a person under 18 years of age engaged in an act of sexual conduct.
(b)
It is not necessary to prove that the matter is obscene in order to establish a violation of
subdivision (a).
(c)
As used in this section, “sexual conduct” means any of the following:
(1)
Sexual intercourse, including genital-genital, oral-genital, anal-genital, or oral-anal, whether between persons of the same or opposite sex or between humans and animals.
(2)
Penetration of the vagina or rectum by any object.
(3)
Masturbation for the purpose of sexual stimulation of the viewer.
(4)
Sadomasochistic abuse for the purpose of sexual stimulation of the viewer.
(5)
Exhibition of the genitals or the pubic or rectal area of any person for the purpose of sexual stimulation of the viewer.
(6)
Defecation or urination for the purpose of sexual stimulation of the viewer.
(d)
Subdivision (a) does not apply to the activities of law enforcement and prosecution agencies in the investigation and prosecution of criminal offenses or to legitimate medical, scientific, or educational activities, or to lawful conduct between spouses.
(e)
Every person who violates subdivision (a) shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) or by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment. If the person has been previously convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) or any section of this chapter, the person shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison.
(f)
The provisions of this
section do not apply to an employee of a commercial film developer who is acting within the scope of employment and in accordance with the instructions of their employer, provided that the employee has no financial interest in the commercial developer by which they are employed.
(g)
Subdivision (a) does not apply to matter that is unsolicited and is received without knowledge or consent through a facility, system, or network over which the person or entity has no control.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 929, Sec. 2. (SB 1381) Effective January 1, 2025.