[Ord. No. 2667 § 1, 4-3-2017]
When used in this Article, terms shall have the meanings set
forth in Section 573.010, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 2667 § 1, 4-3-2017]
A.
A person commits the offense of promoting pornography for minors
or obscenity if, knowing of its content and character, he/she:
1.
Promotes or possesses with the purpose to promote any obscene
materials for pecuniary gain;
2.
Produces, presents, directs or participates in any obscene performance
for pecuniary gain;
3.
Promotes or possesses with the purpose to promote any material
pornographic for minors for pecuniary gain;
4.
Produces, presents, directs or participates in any performance
pornographic for minors for pecuniary gain; or
5.
Promotes, possesses with the purpose to promote, produces, presents,
directs or participates in any performance that is pornographic for
minors via computer, electronic transfer, Internet or computer network,
if the person made the matter available to a specific individual known
by the defendant to be a minor.
[1]
Note—Under certain circumstances this offense can be
a felony under state law.
[Ord. No. 2667 § 1, 4-3-2017]
A.
A person commits the offense of furnishing pornographic material
to minors if he/she, knowing of its content and character:
1.
Furnishes any material pornographic for minors, knowing that
the person to whom it is furnished is a minor or acting in reckless
disregard of the likelihood that such person is a minor;
2.
Produces, presents, directs or participates in any performance
pornographic for minors that is furnished to a minor, knowing that
any person viewing such performance is a minor or acting in reckless
disregard of the likelihood that a minor is viewing the performance;
or
3.
Furnishes, produces, presents, directs, participates in any
performance, or otherwise makes available material that is pornographic
for minors via computer, electronic transfer, Internet or computer
network, if the person made the matter available to a specific individual
known by the defendant to be a minor.
B.
It is not a defense to a prosecution for a violation of this Section
that the person being furnished the pornographic material is a Peace
Officer masquerading as a minor.
C.
Furnishing pornographic material to minors, or attempting to furnish
pornographic material to minors is an ordinance violation.
