Crimes: minors.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
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Overview
This bill, the "Protecting Our Children from Online Extortion Act," creates a new crime targeting adults who recruit, induce, or coerce minors to engage in illegal activities, including sexual conduct or the creation of intimate images of other minors, even if those images are generated by artificial intelligence. It expands an existing extortion law to include situations where a minor has threatened or coerced another into such acts. The bill also clarifies definitions related to online communication and digital identities to address these new offenses.
Key provisions
- Creates a new crime for adults who recruit, induce, coerce, or persuade minors to commit illegal acts against other minors.
- Addresses the use of minors as ‘conduits of communication’ to facilitate illegal activities.
- Expands the definition of extortion to include the use of sexual conduct or intimate images of minors.
- Specifically addresses the creation of intimate images of minors using artificial intelligence.
- Requires referral to services for eligible offenders.
- Clarifies the definition of ‘artificial intelligence’ for legal purposes.
- Exempts certain cases where a minor has threatened or coerced another minor.
- Provides an exemption from reimbursement for local agencies and school districts due to the creation of a new crime.
Who is affected
- Adults
- Minors
- Parents/Guardians of Minors
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