Staff Analysis of the Legislation
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HB 103, which shall be known as “Kelsey’s Law,” seeks to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to offenses against public order. It prohibits intentionally causing a minor to be identified as the individual in an obscene depiction in such a manner that a reasonable person would conclude that the image depicted was the minor, including indicators such as name, address, telephone number, etcetera, and shall also prohibit the electronic imposing of the facial image onto an obscene depiction. Any person found in violation of this Code Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor upon first offense, though second or subsequent violations will be charged as a felony and punishable by imprisonment between 1-5 years and a fine of no more than $100,000. |