House Bill No. by Representative Carver amends R.S. 14:81.1(F) to enhance the procedures related to child sexual abuse materials. The bill modifies the responsibilities of law enforcement agencies when they seize visual reproductions of such materials. Specifically, it removes the requirement for these agencies to provide copies of the reproductions to the Internet Crimes Against Children division within the attorney general's office upon filing an indictment. Instead, the bill mandates that the investigating law enforcement agency directly submit case information and visual reproductions to the Child Victim Identification Program (CVIP) at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in cases involving newly created child sexual abuse materials.

Additionally, the bill updates the information that law enforcement must submit to the CVIP, changing the submitter from the prosecuting agency to the investigating law enforcement agency and the recipient from the attorney general to the CVIP. It also specifies that the information submitted should include the agency file number and biographical information associated with the victim, rather than the victim's identity. Overall, the proposed changes aim to streamline the process of handling child sexual abuse materials and improve collaboration between law enforcement and child protection agencies.

Statutes affected:
HB305 Original: 14:1(F)