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B. The person violates paragraph A and, at the time of the
offense, has one or more prior convictions for violating this
section. Violation of this paragraph is a Class B crime;

 
C.__The person intentionally or knowingly disseminates or
possesses with intent to disseminate any book, magazine,
print, negative, slide, motion picture, videotape, computer
data file or other mechanically, electronically or
chemically reproduced visual image or material that depicts
any minor who is less than 12 years of age, who the person
knows or has reason to know is a minor less than 12 years of
age, engaging in sexually explicit conduct.__Violation of
this paragraph is a Class B crime; or

 
D.__The person violates paragraph C and, at the time of the
offense, has one or more prior convictions for violating
this section.__Violation of this paragraph is a Class A
crime.

 
Title 17-A, section 9-A governs the use of prior convictions when
determining a sentence.

 
Sec. A-5. 17 MRSA §2923, sub-§3, as repealed and replaced by PL 2003,
c. 452, Pt. I, §50 and affected by Pt. X, §2, is repealed.

 
Sec. A-6. 17 MRSA §2924, sub-§2-A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 452, Pt.
I, §52 and affected by Pt. X, §2, is amended to read:

 
2-A. Offense. A person is guilty of possession of sexually
explicit material if that person:

 
A. Intentionally or knowingly transports, exhibits,
purchases or possesses any book, magazine, print, negative,
slide, motion picture, computer data file, videotape or
other mechanically, electronically or chemically reproduced
visual image or material that the person knows or should
know depicts another person engaging in sexually explicit
conduct, and:

 
(1) The other person has not in fact attained the age
of 14 years; or

 
(2) The person knows or has reason to know that the
other person has not attained the age of 14 years; or.

 
Violation of this paragraph is a Class D crime;


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