Indiana Code Title 14. Natural and Cultural Resources § 14-30-2-21
Current as of June 08, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
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Sec. 21. The commission may appoint advisory committees consisting of individuals whose experience, training, or interest in the program enables the committees to assist the commission. A member of an advisory committee is not entitled to compensation for the member's services.
A. It is unlawful for any person knowingly to place explicit sexual material upon public display, or knowingly to fail to take prompt action to remove such a display from property in his possession or under his control after learning of its existence.
B. A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a class 6 felony.
C. For the purposes of this section:
1. “Explicit sexual material” means any drawing, photograph, film negative, motion picture, figure, object, novelty device, recording, transcription or any book, leaflet, pamphlet, magazine, booklet or other item, the cover or contents of which depicts human genitalia or depicts or verbally describes nudity, sexual activity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement or sadomasochistic abuse in a way which is harmful to minors. Explicit sexual material does not include any depiction or description which, taken in context, possesses serious educational value for minors or which possesses serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value.
2. “Public display” means the placing of material on or in a billboard, viewing screen, theater marquee, newsstand, display rack, vending machine, window, showcase, display case or similar place so that material within the definition of paragraph 1 of this subsection is easily visible or readily accessible from a public thoroughfare, from the property of others, or in any place where minors are invited as part of the general public.
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