Vermont § 2802 - Disseminating indecent material to a minor in the presence of the minor

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§ 2802. Disseminating indecent material to a minor in the presence of the minor

  • (a) No person may, with knowledge of its character and content, sell, lend, distribute,
    or give away to a minor: (1) any picture, photograph, drawing, sculpture, motion picture film, or similar visual
    representation or image, including any such representation or image which is stored
    electronically, of a person or portion of the human body which depicts nudity, sexual
    conduct, or sado-masochistic abuse and which is harmful to minors; or (2) any book, pamphlet, magazine, printed matter however reproduced, or sound recording
    which contains any matter enumerated in subdivision (1) of this subsection, or explicit
    and detailed verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sexual excitement, sexual
    conduct, or sado-masochistic abuse and which, taken as a whole, is harmful to minors. (b) No person may, with knowledge of the character and content of a motion picture, show,
    or other presentation which, in whole or in part, depicts nudity, sexual conduct,
    or sado-masochistic abuse, and which is harmful to minors: (1) exhibit such a motion picture, show, or other presentation to a minor; or (2) sell or give away to a minor an admission ticket or pass to premises whereon there
    is exhibited or to be exhibited such a motion picture, show, or other presentation;
    or (3) admit a minor to premises whereon there is exhibited or to be exhibited such a motion
    picture, show, or other presentation. (c) This section shall apply only to acts occurring in the presence of the minor. (Amended 1967, No. 340 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 23, 1968; 1999, No. 124 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2001, No. 41, § 7.)

Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 2802 ("Disseminating indecent material to a minor in the presence of the minor") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. 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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