KRS 531.310

Use of a minor in a sexual performance

Applied in 27 court decisions — leading case Payne v. Commonwealth (1981)

Most recently applied in Moffitt v. Commonwealth (February 2012)

Effective: July 15, 1986 History: Amended 1986 Ky

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(1) A person is guilty of the use of a minor in a sexual performance if he employs, consents to, authorizes or induces a minor to engage in a sexual performance.

(2) Use of a minor in a sexual performance is:

(a) A Class C felony if the minor so used is less than eighteen (18) years old at the time the minor engages in the prohibited activity;

(b) A Class B felony if the minor so used is less than sixteen (16) years old at the time the minor engages in the prohibited activity; and (c) A Class A felony if the minor so used incurs physical injury thereby.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.