Massachusetts · Massachusetts General Laws — Part IV, Title I, Crimes and Punishments
Mass. Gen. Laws (Crimes) § 272:29D: Possession, purchase or dissemination by minor of visual material of child in state of nudity or depicted in sexual conduct; punishment
What this law says, in plain English
A minor who possesses, purchases, or shares visual material of a child nude or in sexual conduct may be punished under juvenile sentencing provisions, with exceptions for reporting to authorities or providing material only to the person depicted.
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