Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas HB1877: CONCERNING CRIMINAL OFFENSES RELATED TO POSSESSION OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL THAT DEPICTS A CHILD; AND TO INCLUDE A COMPUTER GENERATED IMAGE THAT IS INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM THE IMAGE OF A CHILD
Status: Chaptered, April 22, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to amend the law concerning criminal offenses related to possession of sexually explicit material that depicts a child; to include a computer generated image that is indistinguishable from the image of a child; and for other purposes. subtitle concerning criminal offenses related to possession of sexually explicit material that depicts a child; and to include a computer generated image that is indistinguishable from the image of a child.
From the enrolled text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CRIMINAL OFFENSES RELATED TO POSSESSION OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL THAT DEPICTS A CHILD; TO INCLUDE A COMPUTER GENERATED IMAGE THAT IS INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM THE IMAGE OF A CHILD; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle CONCERNING CRIMINAL OFFENSES RELATED TO POSSESSION OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL THAT DEPICTS A CHILD; AND TO INCLUDE A COMPUTER GENERATED IMAGE THAT IS INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM THE IMAGE OF A CHILD. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 5-27-302, concerning definitions with respect to the Arkansas Protection of Children Against Exploitation Act of 1979, is amended to add additional subdivisions to read as follows: (6) "Computer generated" means produced, adapted, or modified, in whole or in part, through the use of artificial intelligence; (7)(A) "Indistinguishable" means a visual or print medium that is such that an ordinary person viewing the visual or print medium would conclude that the visual or print medium depicts an actual child engaged in *CEB249* 04-09-2025 18:45:17 CEB249 As Engrossed: H4/7/25 S4/9/25 HB1877 the conduct depicted. (B) "Indistinguishable" does not include a visual or print medium that depicts a child that is a drawing, cartoon, sculpture, or painting; and (8) "Adversarial testing" means red teaming or another activity or exercise conducted in …