§712-1218.5 Failure to maintain age verification records of sexually exploited individuals. (1) A person commits the offense of failure to maintain age verification records of sexually exploited individuals if, with the intent to profit therefrom, the person knowingly provides sexually exploited individuals to patrons or customers of a public establishment or provides sexually exploited individuals to a private club or event, and the person:
(a) Knowingly fails to create and maintain age verification records for each sexually exploited individual;
(b) Knowingly makes or causes to be made any false entry into the age verification records of sexually exploited individuals required by this section; or
(c) Knowingly fails to produce the age verification records of sexually exploited individuals required by this section upon request by a law enforcement officer for the purpose of verifying the age of a sexually exploited individual.
(2) Failure to maintain age verification records of sexually exploited individuals is a class C felony. [L 2002, c 240, pt of §3]
COMMENTARY ON §712-1218.5
Act 240, Session Laws 2002, added this section to establish criminal penalties against those who participate in or profit from the sexual exploitation of a minor.
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