Bill > SB5962

This bill amends existing laws and adds new sections to address the issue of fabricated intimate or sexually explicit images and depictions. The key provisions of the bill are: 1. It defines "fabricated depiction" as any visual or printed matter that depicts a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct, but was created or altered by digitization and the minor did not actually engage in the depicted conduct. 2. It creates new crimes of "dealing in fabricated depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct" in the first and second degrees, with varying penalties based on the severity of the conduct. 3. It creates new crimes for minors related to dealing in, financing, or selling fabricated depictions of other minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. 4. It creates new crimes for sending, bringing into the state, or possessing fabricated depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. 5. It creates a new crime of "viewing fabricated depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct" over the internet. 6. It adds fabricated depictions to existing laws regarding mandatory reporting, forfeiture, and handling of evidence related to depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. 7. It creates a new crime of "disclosing fabricated intimate images" with varying penalties based on the circumstances. The bill aims to address the growing issue of manipulated or fabricated sexual content involving minors, both to protect minors from exploitation and to provide law enforcement and the courts with tools to address this type of misconduct.

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https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5962&Year=2023&Initiative=false