Environmental & Healthcare Legislative Watch50 States · D.C. · U.S. Congress
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Fiscal Summary OTHER FISCAL IMPACT The proposed legislation will result in an increase in state incarceration expenditures; however, the exact increase cannot be determined with reasonable certainty. Bill Summary This bill makes it an offense for a person to knowingly communicate, solicit, or interact with a minor or mentally compromised individual with the intent to commit, facilitate, or encourage sexual contact, simulated sexual contact, or sexual exploitation of the minor or mentally compromised by any means, including electronic communication. Such an offense is called grooming. It is not a defense that the subject of the offense is a law enforcement officer posing as a minor. As used in this bill: "Grooming" means an act, pattern of acts, or communication by an adult with a minor or mentally compromised individual, by any medium including electronic communication, messaging, social media, text, telephone, or in person, that is intended to establish trust, secrecy, emotional connection, or control with a minor or mentally compromised individual with the intent to (i) entice, lure, or solicit the minor or mentally compromised individual to engage in sexual contact, simulated sexual contact, or exploitation; (ii) prepare, condition, or acclimate the minor or mentally compromised individual for sexual contact or exploitation; or (iii) facilitate the commission of a sexual offense against the minor. "Mentally compromised individual" means a person of any chronological age whose mental capacity is limited or compromised to that of a child due to a medically diagnosed condition, including, but not limited to, autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome, schizophrenia, major depression, debilitating anxiety, intellectual disability, or traumatic brain injury. "Simulated sexual contact" means any computer-generated or o
