MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2010 Regular Session
To: Judiciary B
By: Representatives Fredericks, Cockerham, Johnson, Lane, Thomas
AN ACT TO CREATE THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF THE USE OF CELLULAR OR ELECTRONIC DEVICES THAT SHOWS MINORS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN IN A STATE OF NUDITY; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. (1) No person, by use of any cellular or electronic communication device, including, but not limited to, a cellular telephone, shall knowingly create, receive, exchange, send, or possess a photograph, video, or other material that shows a child under the age of eighteen (18) in a state of nudity.
(2) It is no defense to a charge under this section that a person under the age of eighteen (18) creates, receives, exchanges, sends, or possesses a photograph, video, or other material that shows himself or herself in a state of nudity.
(3) "Nudity" means the showing of the human male or female genitals, pubic area or buttocks with less than a fully opaque covering, or showing the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of any portion thereof below the top of the nipple.
(4) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or be imprisoned not exceeding six (6) months, or both.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2010.