Existing law prohibits a person from committing certain acts regarding pornography involving minors. (NRS 200.700-200.760) In general, sections 2 and 3 of this bill expand these prohibitions to include pornography involving: (1) images of minors that have been manipulated using artificial intelligence; and (2) artificial intelligence-generated minors. Section 1 of this bill defines the term “artificial intelligence-generated minor” for purposes of these prohibitions and certain other provisions of existing law relating to pornography involving minors to mean a fictional human that: (1) is generated through the use of artificial intelligence; and (2) has anatomical or physical features that make the fictional human appear to be a minor. Section 1 also defines certain other terms for the same purpose. Existing law provides that a person who knowingly prepares, advertises or distributes any item or material that depicts a minor engaging in or simulating, or assisting others to engage in or simulate, sexual conduct is guilty of a category B felony. (NRS 200.725) Section 2 expands this prohibition to include any item or material that contains or incorporates: (1) an image of a minor that has been mechanically or digitally altered to depict the minor engaging in or simulating, or assisting others to engage in or simulate, sexual conduct; or (2) an obscene depiction of an artificial intelligence-generated minor engaging in or simulating, or assisting others to engage in or simulate, certain sexual conduct. Existing law provides that a person who knowingly and willfully has in his or her possession any film, photograph or other visual representation depicting a person under the age of 16 years as the subject of a sexual portrayal or engaging in, simulating, or assisting others to engage in or simulate, sexual conduct is guilty of: (1) a category B felony for the first offense; and (2) a category A felony for any subsequent offense. (NRS 200.730) Section 3 expands this prohibition to include any film, photograph or other visual presentation that contains or incorporates: (1) an image of a minor that has been mechanically or digitally altered to depict the minor engaging in or simulating, or assisting others to engage in or simulate, sexual conduct; or (2) an obscene depiction of an artificial intelligence-generated minor as the subject of a sexual portrayal or engaging in or simulating, or assisting others to engage in or simulate, sexual conduct. Section 15 of this bill makes conforming changes to refer to provisions that have been renumbered by section 3. Existing law requires a person convicted of a sexual offense to register as a sex offender and comply with certain other requirements. (NRS 179D.441, 179D.445, 179D.460) Existing law defines the term sexual offense for the purposes of these requirements to include any offense involving pornography and a minor. (NRS 179D.097) Because sections 2 and 3 expand the applicability of offenses involving pornography and a minor, section 21 has the effect of requiring a person convicted of a violation of section 2 or 3 to: (1) register as a sex offender under certain circumstances; and (2) comply with certain other requirements applicable to sex offenders. Sections 4-14 and 16-25 of this bill make conforming changes to certain provisions that refer to offenses involving pornography and a minor to make such provisions also refer to certain offenses involving pornography and an artificial-intelligence generated minor.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 200.700, 200.725, 200.730, 202.876, 50.700, 62B.270, 62C.120, 62F.100, 62F.225, 62G.223, 62G.353, 62H.010, 62H.220, 62H.310, 176.0931, 176.133, 176A.110, 176A.413, 178.5698, 179.245, 179D.097, 179D.115, 213.1258, 432B.198, 433B.183
BDR: 200.700, 200.725, 200.730, 202.876, 50.700, 62B.270, 62C.120, 62F.100, 62F.225, 62G.223, 62G.353, 62H.010, 62H.220, 62H.310, 176.0931, 176.133, 176A.110, 176A.413, 178.5698, 179.245, 179D.097, 179D.115, 213.1258, 432B.198, 433B.183