Bill > H2153

This bill aims to strengthen protections for children by making it a crime to photograph, videotape, or electronically surveil a child under eighteen who is nude or partially nude, especially in situations where that child would reasonably expect privacy and has not given consent. The bill, which amends Section 105 of chapter 272 of the General Laws, also introduces penalties for disseminating such unlawfully obtained images, with harsher punishments for those who knowingly share these visual records. "Electronically surveil" refers to using any electronic device to observe or record someone. The context for this bill is to provide further legal recourse and deterrence against the exploitation of minors through unauthorized visual recording and distribution.