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(2)__The person knows or has reason to know that the | | other person has not attained 12 years of age. |
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| | | Violation of this paragraph is a Class C crime; or |
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| | | D.__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 B crime. |
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| | | Section 9-A governs the use of prior convictions when determining | | a sentence. |
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| | | 2.__It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that | | the person depicted was the spouse of the person possessing the | | sexually explicit material at the time the material was produced. |
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| | | 3.__The age of the person depicted may be reasonably inferred | | from the depiction.__Competent medical evidence or other expert | | testimony may be used to establish the age of the person | | depicted. |
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| | | 4.__Any material that depicts a person who has not attained 14 | | years of age engaging in sexually explicit conduct is declared to | | be contraband and may be seized by the State. |
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| | | §285.__Forfeiture of equipment used to facilitate violations |
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| | | 1.__Upon a finding of guilt of any violation of this chapter, | | but prior to sentencing, an attorney for the State may, in | | writing, move the court for an order requiring the forfeiture to | | the State of any equipment, including computers, that may have | | facilitated the commission of the offense.__Notice of the motion | | must be made by the State to the defendant and any party of | | interest; this notice must be done by registered mail. |
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| | | 2.__If contesting the forfeiture, the defendant or other | | party-in-interest in the in rem civil forfeiture proceeding may | | request a jury trial.__Absent that request, the proceeding must | | be before the court. |
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| | | 3.__At the jury trial or court hearing, the State has the | | burden of proving to the fact finder by a preponderance of the | | evidence that the equipment was used in violation of this | | chapter. |
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| | | 4.__Upon a finding by a preponderance of the evidence that the | | equipment was used to facilitate the commission of a violation of | | this chapter, the court shall order the equipment forfeited and | | may, upon the written recommendation of the attorney for the | | State, provide in its order for the disposition |
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