Connecticut § 53a-196b Promoting a minor in an obscene performance: Class B felony.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 53a-196b — Promoting a minor in an obscene performance: Class B felony.

Connecticut § 53a-196b

Title 53aPenal Code

Ch. 952Penal Code: Offenses

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-196b (2026).

Text

(a)A person is guilty of promoting a minor in an obscene performance when he knowingly promotes any material or performance in which a minor is employed, whether or not such minor receives any consideration, and such material or performance is obscene as to minors notwithstanding that such material or performance is intended for an adult audience.

(b)For purposes of this section, “knowingly” means having general knowledge of or reason to know or a belief or ground for belief which warrants further inspection or inquiry as to (1) the character and content of any material or performance which is reasonably susceptible of examination by such person and (2) the age of the minor employed.

(c)Promoting a minor in an obscene performance is a class B felony.

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(a) A person is guilty of promoting a minor in an obscene performance when he knowingly promotes any material or performance in which a minor is employed, whether or not such minor receives any consideration, and such material or performance is obscene as to minors notwithstanding that such material or performance is intended for an adult audience. (b) For purposes of this section, “knowingly” means having general knowledge of or reason to know or a belief or ground for belief which warrants further inspection or inquiry as to (1) the character and content of any material or performance which is reasonably susceptible of examination by such person and (2) the age of the minor employed. (c) Promoting a minor in an obscene performance is a class B felony.

Legislative History

(P.A. 78-345, S. 3, 4; P.A. 85-496, S. 3; P.A. 92-260, S. 80.) History: P.A. 85-496 increased penalty from class C felony to class B felony; P.A. 92-260 made technical changes in Subsec. (a). Evidence, which included videos that did not depict a prohibited sexual act as defined in Sec. 53a-193(3) but served as corroboration of activities described in victim's testimony, was sufficient to sustain conviction of promoting a minor in an obscene performance. 308 C. 274. Cited. 28 CA 91.