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Idaho Code § 18-1515: Disseminating material harmful to minors — Defined — Penalty.

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  1. TITLE 18 CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
  2. CHAPTER 15 CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE ADULTS

A person is guilty of disseminating material harmful to minors when:

1. He knowingly gives or makes available to a minor or promotes or possesses with intent to promote to minors or he knowingly sells or loans to a minor for monetary consideration any material that is sexually explicit and, taken as a whole, is harmful to minors.

2. With reference to a motion picture, show or other presentation that is sexually explicit and, taken as a whole, is harmful to minors, he knowingly:

(a) Exhibits such motion picture, show or other presentation to a minor for a monetary consideration; or

(b) Sells to a minor an admission ticket or pass to premises whereon there is exhibited or to be exhibited such motion picture, show or other presentation; or

(c) Admits a minor for a monetary consideration to premises whereon there is exhibited or to be exhibited such motion picture, show or other presentation; or

(d) Exhibits such motion picture, show or other presentation to a minor not for a monetary consideration; or

(e) Gives without monetary consideration to a minor an admission ticket or pass to premises where there is exhibited or to be exhibited such motion picture, show, or other presentation.

Disseminating material harmful to minors is a misdemeanor punishable by confinement in the county jail not to exceed one (1) year, or by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both such fine and jail sentence.

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