Georgia Code
Part 2 - Offenses Related to Minors Generally
§ 16-12-100. Sexual Exploitation of Children; Reporting Violation; Civil Forfeiture; Penalties

(b.1) For any violation of paragraph (5), (6), (7), or (8) of subsection (b) of this Code section involving multiple visual mediums, mediums, or materials, each visual medium, medium, or material connected to such violation shall constitute a separate offense.
History. Ga. L. 1978, p. 2193, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1437, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1164, § 1; Ga. L. 1988, p. 11, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1991, p. 886, § 3; Ga. L. 1995, p. 957, § 6; Ga. L. 1996, p. 6, § 16; Ga. L. 2003, p. 573, § 2; Ga. L. 2013, p. 663, § 1/HB 156; Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 2-15/HB 233; Ga. L. 2017, p. 489, § 4/HB 341; Ga. L. 2022, p. 104, § 2/HB 1188.
The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, added the last sentence of paragraph (f)(1).
The 2022 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, substituted “a visual” for “any visual” in paragraph (b)(5), “a medium” for “any medium” in paragraph (b)(6), “a material” for “any material” in paragraphs (b)(7) and (b)(8), and added subsection (b.1).
Cross references.
Selling, apprenticing persons under age 12 for indecent, obscene, or immoral exhibition, practice, or purpose, § 39-2-17 .
Employment of minors as actors, or performers in motion pictures, theatrical productions, generally, § 39-2-18 .
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1991, p. 886, § 4, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “(a) The repeal, or repeal and reenactment, of the provisions of Code Section 16-13-49 by this Act shall not abate any cause of action which arose at any previous time under the provisions of said Code section prior to the effective date of this Act. Furthermore, no action for forfeiture shall be abated as a result of the provisions of this Act, and any and every such action or cause of action shall continue, subject only to the applicable statute of limitations.
“(b) No property shall be subject to forfeiture pursuant to this Act where the act or omission which makes such property subject to forfeiture occurred prior to the effective date of this Act unless such property was subject to forfeiture under the laws of this state at the time such act or omission occurred.”
Ga. L. 1995, p. 957, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Child Protection Act of 1995’ .”
Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 4-1/HB 233, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2015, and shall apply to seizures of property for forfeiture that occur on or after that date. Any such seizure that occurs before July 1, 2015, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such seizure.”
Law reviews.
For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2015).
For article, “Inconsistencies in Georgia’s Sex-Crime Statutes Teach Teens that Sexting is Worse than Sex,” see 67 Mercer L. Rev. 405 (2016).
For annual survey on criminal law, see 69 Mercer L. Rev. 73 (2017).
For article with annual survey on criminal law, see 73 Mercer L. Rev. 75 (2021).
For note on the 2003 amendment to this Code section, see 20 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 84 (2003).
For note, “Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting Laws in Georgia: Strengthening Protection for Georgia’s Children,” see 31 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 643 (2015).
For comment, “Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting Laws in Georgia: Strengthening Protection for Georgia’s Children,” see 31 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 643 (2015).

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