Removes provisions concerning possession of child sex abuse material (CSAM) from the statute containing the offense of child exploitation, and makes a new section for CSAM offenses. Creates a new crime for distribution of CSAM, and generally conforms the sentencing enhancements for possession of CSAM, distribution of CSAM, and child exploitation. Specifies that certain restrictions on CSAM in discovery also apply in civil proceedings (under current law, they only apply in criminal proceedings). Removes certain duplicative provisions and makes conforming amendments and technical corrections.

Statutes affected:
Introduced House Bill (H): 4-13-2-14.7, 10-13-3-27, 11-8-8-4.5, 11-8-8-5, 11-13-3-11, 22-5-5-1, 31-9-2-133.1, 31-14-14-1, 31-17-4-1, 33-37-5-23, 33-39-1-9, 35-31.5-2-196, 35-31.5-2-233, 35-31.5-2-300, 35-36-10-1, 35-36-10-2, 35-36-10-3, 35-36-10-4, 35-38-2-2.5, 35-42-3.5-1.2, 35-42-4-4, 35-42-4-11, 35-42-4-14, 35-49-3-3, 35-50-1-2, 35-50-2-7, 35-50-6-3.3