Idaho § 18-1515 - Disseminating material harmful to minors - Defined - Penalty
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§ 18-1515. Disseminating material harmful to minors - Defined - Penalty
A person is guilty of disseminating material harmful to minors when:
1. He knowingly gives or makes available to a minor or promotes or possesses with intent to promote to minors or he knowingly sells or loans to a minor for monetary consideration any material that is sexually explicit and, taken as a whole, is harmful to minors.
2. With reference to a motion picture, show or other presentation that is sexually explicit and, taken as a whole, is harmful to minors, he knowingly:
(a) Exhibits such motion picture, show or other presentation to a minor for a monetary consideration; or
(b) Sells to a minor an admission ticket or pass to premises whereon there is exhibited or to be exhibited such motion picture, show or other presentation; or
(c) Admits a minor for a monetary consideration to premises whereon there is exhibited or to be exhibited such motion picture, show or other presentation; or
(d) Exhibits such motion picture, show or other presentation to a minor not for a monetary consideration; or
(e) Gives without monetary consideration to a minor an admission ticket or pass to premises where there is exhibited or to be exhibited such motion picture, show, or other presentation.
Disseminating material harmful to minors is a misdemeanor punishable by confinement in the county jail not to exceed one (1) year, or by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both such fine and jail sentence.
[18-1515, added 1972, ch. 336, sec. 1, p. 875; am. 2026, ch. 343, sec. 2, p. 1336.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 18-1515 ("Disseminating material harmful to minors - Defined - Penalty") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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