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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 3036

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Senator Williams

Prefiled with Secretary of the Senate 1/9/85.  Read first time 1/14/85 and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

AN ACT Relating to sexual exploitation of minors; and amending RCW 9.68A.050.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  Section 4, chapter 262, Laws of 1984 and RCW 9.68A.050 are each amended to read as follows:

          A person who:

          (1) Knowingly develops, duplicates, publishes, prints, disseminates, exchanges, finances, attempts to finance, or sells any visual or printed matter that depicts a minor engaged in an act of sexually explicit conduct; ((or))

          (2) Possesses with intent to develop, duplicate, publish, print, disseminate, exchange, or sell any visual or printed matter that depicts a minor engaged in an act of sexually explicit conduct; or

(3) Aids or causes a minor to be exposed to visual or printed matter that depicts a minor engaged in an act of sexually explicit conduct

is guilty of a class C felony punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW.

          (((3))) (4) As used in this section, "minor" means a person under sixteen years of age.