Maine § 17-A §284 Possession of sexually explicit material

Maine Statutes

§ 17-A §284 — Possession of sexually explicit material

Maine § 17-A §284

Title 17-AMAINE CRIMINAL CODE

Part 2SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES

Ch. 12SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF MINORS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 17-A §284 (2026).

Text

1.A person is guilty of possession of sexually explicit material if that person:

2.It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that the person depicted was the spouse of the person possessing the sexually explicit material at the time the material was produced.

3.The age of the person depicted and that the person depicted is an actual person may be reasonably inferred from the depiction. Competent medical evidence or other expert testimony may be used to establish the age and authenticity of the person depicted.

4.Any material that depicts a person who has not attained 16 years of age engaging in sexually explicit conduct is declared to be contraband and may be seized by the State.

5.For purposes of this section, any element of age of the person depicted means the age of the p

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1.
A person is guilty of possession of sexually explicit material if that person:
2.
It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that the person depicted was the spouse of the person possessing the sexually explicit material at the time the material was produced.
3.
The age of the person depicted and that the person depicted is an actual person may be reasonably inferred from the depiction. Competent medical evidence or other expert testimony may be used to establish the age and authenticity of the person depicted.
4.
Any material that depicts a person who has not attained 16 years of age engaging in sexually explicit conduct is declared to be contraband and may be seized by the State.
5.
For purposes of this section, any element of age of the person depicted means the age of the person at the time the sexually explicit conduct occurred, not the age of the person depicted at the time of the transporting, exhibiting, purchasing, possession or accessing of the sexually explicit visual image or material.

Legislative History

PL 2003, c. 711, §B12 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 345, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 476, §§8, 9 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 608, §4 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 50, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 464, §13 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 394, §4 (AMD).