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This bill creates a new criminal offense in New Hampshire that makes it a class B felony to knowingly create, produce, manufacture, or direct an intimate visual representation of a child without parental or guardian consent. The bill defines an "intimate visual representation" as any visual depiction (including photographs, videos, digital or computer-generated images) that shows a child's intimate parts, which are specifically defined as unclothed, partially unclothed, or transparently clothed genitals, pubic area, anus, or, for females, exposed nipples. The law applies to images of children who are identifiable either from the image itself or from accompanying information, and requires that the child's parent or guardian has not given explicit or implicit consent to the creation of such an image. Additionally, the bill includes "synthetic images" (realistic but false representations of an individual's image) within this definition. As part of the implementation, the bill also amends existing criminal registration laws to include this new offense as a tier II registrable offense, meaning individuals convicted under this statute would be required to register as sex offenders. The law is set to take effect on January 1, 2026, and aims to provide legal protection for children against the unauthorized creation of sexually suggestive or explicit visual representations.

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