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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2752
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State of Washington 51st Legislature 1990 Regular Session
By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Moyer, Jones, Padden, Wolfe, Hargrove, Wineberry, Rector, D. Sommers, Crane, Dellwo, Schmidt, Brumsickle, Winsley, Bowman, Kremen, Heavey, Tate, May, Brough, Kirby, Wood, Schoon, Todd and Day)
Read first time 2/2/90.
AN ACT Relating to depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct; amending RCW 9.68A.070; adding a new section to chapter 9.94A RCW; prescribing penalties; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. Section 6, chapter 262, Laws of 1984 as amended by section 5, chapter 32, Laws of 1989 and RCW 9.68A.070 are each amended to read as follows:
A person
who knowingly possesses visual or printed matter, including undeveloped
film, photographic negative, photograph, motion picture, videotape, or any
other pictorial reproduction in any form whatsoever, depicting a minor
engaged in sexually explicit conduct is guilty of a ((gross misdemeanor))
class C felony.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 9.94A RCW to read as follows:
The blue ribbon panel on special sexual offender sentencing alternatives, created in 1989 under RCW 9.94A.124, shall consider whether offenders convicted of an offense under RCW 9.68A.070 or another felony related to pornography, should be eligible for sexual offender treatment under RCW 9.94A.120(7)(b) as a method of preventing future acts of sexual violence by some of these individuals. The panel shall include its recommendation on this topic in its September 1, 1991, report to the legislature.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. Sections 1 and 2 of this act shall be effective July 1, 1990.