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617.246.2(a)
Statute ID:
20134
Statute Function ID:
40136
Use Minors in Sexual Performance/Child sexual abuse material
In Effect
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Penalty
Classifications
Offense Level:
Felony (F)
General Offense Code:
Other (9)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Obscenity (O) (Rank 21)
Detailed Offense Code:
Minors in Sexual Materials - Use (953.01)
Offense Severity Level:
Function Text:
UCR Code
Description
Flags
Crime of Violence:
No
Targeted Misdemeanor:
No
Predatory Offender Registration Review:
Yes
Enhanceable:
No
Certify to DPS:
No
Report to DNR:
No
DPS Group:
No
Conditional Release:
Yes
Payable:
No
Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:
No
Third Violation Indicator:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
617.246.2(a)
Enactment Date:
May 23, 2025
Effective Date:
Jul 1, 2025
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Use Minors in Sexual Performance/Child sexual abuse material
Statute ID:
20134
Created:
Jun 4, 2025 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Jun 4, 2025 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Corrected
Legal Analyst Comment:
/Amended 2025 C30 Art5 Sect17; Effective 07/01/25 ; amendment to (a)
Summary Text:
Use Minors in Sexual Performance/Child sexual abuse material
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/617/246.html
Legislative Session:
2025 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Jun 4, 2025
(a) It is unlawful for a person to promote, employ, use or permit a minor to engage in or assist others to engage minors in posing or modeling alone or with others in any sexual performance or child sexual abuse material if the person knows or has reason to know that the conduct intended is a sexual performance or a child sexual abuse material. Any person who violates this paragraph is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both. (b) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 15 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $40,000, or both, if: (1) the person has a prior conviction or delinquency adjudication for violating this section or section 617.247; (2) the violation occurs when the person is a registered predatory offender under section 243.166; or (3) the violation involved a minor under the age of 14 years.
