1. (1) A person is guilty of using minors to distribute material portraying a sexual performance by a minor when knowing a person to be a minor, or having possession of such facts that he should reasonably know such person is a minor, and knowing of the content and character of the material, he knowingly:

   1. (a) Hires; or
   2. (b) Employs; or
   3. (c) Uses, a minor to do or assist in doing any of the acts prohibited by KRS 531.340.
2. (2) Using minors to distribute material portraying a sexual performance by a minor is a Class D felony unless the defendant has previously been convicted of violation of this section or KRS 531.030, in which case it shall be a Class C felony.

Effective: June 17, 1978

History: Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 219, sec. 10, effective June 17, 1978.