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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 17 MRSA §2924, sub-§2, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 727, §2,
is amended to read:

 
A. The other person has not in fact attained the age of 14
18 years; or

 
Sec. 2. 17 MRSA §2924, sub-§2, ¶B, as corrected by RR 1993, c. 2, §8,
is amended to read:

 
B. The person knows or has reason to know that the other
person has not attained the age of 14 18 years.

 
Sec. 3. 17 MRSA §2924, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 727, §2, is
repealed and the following enacted in its place:

 
5.__Penalty.__Possession of sexually explicit material is a
Class C crime.__The court shall require a person convicted under
this section to:

 
A.__Serve a period of incarceration of at least 18 months
but not more than 5 years;

 
B.__Serve a period of probation of at least 3 years but not
more than 5 years;

 
C.__Satisfy all requirements set forth in the Sex Offender
Registration and Notification Act; and

 
D.__Pay restitution to the victim, if known, for counseling
and other medical services.

 
Sec. 4. 17 MRSA §2924, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 727, §2, is
amended to read:

 
6. Contraband. Any material that depicts a person who has
not attained the age of 14 18 years engaging in sexually explicit
conduct is declared to be contraband and may be seized by the
State.

 
Sec. 5. 17 MRSA §2924, as corrected by RR 1993, c. 2, §8, is
amended by adding at the end a new paragraph to read:

 
If the State pleads and proves a prior conviction under this
section or under Title 17-A, section 253, 254, 255, 256, 258 or
259, the provisions of subsection 5, paragraphs A to D apply,
except that the court shall sentence the offender to a period of
incarceration of at least 36 months and, notwithstanding Title


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