Oklahoma § 21-1021.4 - Disclosure of obscene materials containing minors

§ 21-1021.4. Disclosure of obscene materials containing minors

A. Any commercial film and photographic print processor or

commercial computer technician who has knowledge of or observes,

within the scope of such person's professional capacity or

employment, any film, photograph, video tape, negative, or slide, or

any computer file, recording, CD-Rom, magnetic disk memory, magnetic

tape memory, picture, graphic or image that is intentionally saved,

transmitted or organized on hardware or any other media including,

but not limited to, CDs, DVDs and thumbdrives, whether digital,

analog or other means and whether directly viewable, compressed or

encoded depicting a child under the age of eighteen (18) years

engaged in an act of sexual conduct as defined in Section 1024.1 of

this title shall immediately or as soon as possible report by

telephone such instance of suspected child abuse or child sexual

abuse material to the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction

over the case and shall prepare and send a written report of the

incident with an attached copy of such material, within thirty-six

(36) hours after receiving the information concerning the incident.

For the purposes of this section:

1. "Commercial film and photographic print processor" means any

person who develops exposed photographic film into negatives,

slides, or prints, or who makes prints from negatives or slides, for

compensation. The term shall also include any employee of such a

person but shall not include a person who develops film or makes

prints for a public agency; and

2. "Commercial computer technician" means any person who

repairs, installs, or otherwise services any computer including, but

not limited to, any component part, device, memory storage or

recording mechanism, auxiliary storage, recording or memory

capacity, or any other materials relating to operation and

maintenance of a computer or computer network or system, for

compensation. The term shall also include any employee of such

person.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments

B. Any person who violates the provisions of this section, upon

conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished

by the imposition of a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars

($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one

(1) year, or both such fine and imprisonment.

C. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require or

authorize any person to act outside the scope of such person's

professional capacity or employment by searching for prohibited

materials or media.

Added by Laws 1984, c. 91, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1984. Amended by Laws

2005, c. 19, § 1, emerg. eff. April 5, 2005; Laws 2024, c. 59, § 11,

eff. Nov. 1, 2024.