PRINTER'S NO. 60

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No. 35 Session of 2007

        INTRODUCED BY MANN, BENNINGHOFF, BEYER, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI,
           CIVERA, GEIST, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HERSHEY, HESS,
           M. KELLER, KILLION, KING, MARKOSEK, MURT, M. O'BRIEN,
           O'NEILL, PARKER, PHILLIPS, PYLE, RAPP, ROAE, SCHRODER,
           SIPTROTH, SONNEY, STERN, SWANGER, TANGRETTI, WATSON,
           WOJNAROSKI AND BARRAR, JANUARY 30, 2007

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 30, 2007

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
     2     Consolidated Statutes, further providing for sexual abuse of
     3     children.

     4     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     5  hereby enacts as follows:
     6     Section 1.  Section 6312(d) heading and (1) of Title 18 of
     7  the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
     8  § 6312.  Sexual abuse of children.
     9     * * *
    10     (d)  [Possession of child] Child pornography.--
    11         (1)  Any person who knowingly views, possesses or
    12     controls any book, magazine, pamphlet, slide, photograph,
    13     film, videotape, computer depiction or other material
    14     depicting a child under the age of 18 years engaging in a
    15     prohibited sexual act or in the simulation of such act
    16     commits an offense.

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     2     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.



















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