Vermont § 2821 - Definitions As used in this chapter:
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§ 2821. Definitions As used in this chapter:
- (1) “Child” means any person under 16 years of age. (2) “Sexual conduct” means any of the following: (A) any conduct involving contact between the penis and the vulva, the penis and the penis,
the penis and the anus, the mouth and the penis, the mouth and the anus, the vulva
and the vulva, or the mouth and the vulva; (B) any intrusion, however slight, by any part of a person’s body or any object into the
genital or anal opening of another with the intent of arousing, appealing to, or gratifying
the lust, passions, or sexual desire of any person; (C) any intentional touching, not through the clothing, of the genitals, anus, or breasts
of another with the intent of arousing, appealing to, or gratifying the lust, passions,
or sexual desire of any person; (D) masturbation; (E) bestiality; (F) sadomasochistic abuse for sexual purposes; or (G) any simulation of the conduct described in subdivisions (2)(A)-(F) of this section. (3) “Performance” means: (A) an event that is photographed, filmed, or visually recorded; or (B) a play, dance, or other visual presentation or exhibition before an audience. (4) “Sexual performance” means any performance or any part of a performance that includes
sexual conduct by, with, or on a child. (5) “Promote” means to procure, issue, manufacture, publish, sell, give, provide, lend,
mail, deliver, distribute, disseminate, circulate, present, exhibit, advertise, make
available, or offer to do the same, by any means, including electronic transmission,
file sharing, or peer-to-peer networks. (6) “Peer-to-peer network” means a network in which two or more computers or devices share
files without requiring a separate server computer or server software. (7)(A) “Simulation” means the explicit depiction of any conduct described in subdivisions
(2)(A)-(F) of this section that:
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