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Estatuto General de Carolina del Norte § 14-190.1.  Literatura obscena y exposiciones.

§ 14-190.1.  Literatura obscena y exposiciones.

(a).   Será ilegal que cualquier persona, firma o corporación difunda intencionalmente obscenidades. Una persona, firma o corporación difunde obscenidades en el sentido de este Artículo si él o ella:

(1)   Venda, entregue o proporcione u ofrezca o acuerde vender, entregar o proporcionar cualquier escrito, imagen, registro u otra representación obscena o realización de lo obsceno; o

(2)   Presenta o dirige una obra de teatro, baile u otra actuación obscena o participa directamente en la parte de la misma que la hace obscena; o

(3)   Publica, exhibe o pone a disposición cualquier cosa obscena; o

(4)   Exhibe, presenta, alquila, vende, entrega o proporciona; u ofrece o acepta exhibir, presentar, alquilar o proporcionar: cualquier imagen fija o en movimiento obscena, película, tira de película o diapositiva de proyección, o grabación de sonido, cinta de sonido o pista de sonido, o cualquier asunto o material de cualquier forma que sea una representación, realización, realización o publicación de lo obsceno.

(B)   A los efectos de este Artículo, cualquier material es obsceno si:

(1)   El material representa o describe de una manera evidentemente ofensiva la conducta sexual específicamente definida por la subsección (c) de esta sección; y

(2)   La persona promedio que aplica los estándares comunitarios contemporáneos relacionados con la representación o descripción de asuntos sexuales encontraría que el material tomado en su conjunto apela al interés lascivo en el sexo; y

(3)   El material carece de valor literario, artístico, político o científico serio; y

(4)   El material tal como se utiliza no está protegido ni privilegiado por la Constitución de los Estados Unidos o la Constitución de North  carolina

(C)     Tal como se utiliza en este Artículo, "conducta sexual" significa:

(1)   Relaciones sexuales vaginales, anales u orales, ya sean reales o simuladas, normales o pervertidas; o

(2).   Masturbación, funciones excretoras o exhibición lasciva de genitales descubiertos; o

(3).   Un acto o condición que represente tortura, restricción física al estar encadenado o atado, o flagelación de o por un desnudo  persona o una persona vestida con ropa interior o con un disfraz revelador o extraño.

(D).   La obscenidad se juzgará con referencia a los adultos comunes, excepto que se juzgará con referencia a los niños u otras audiencias especialmente susceptibles si, por el carácter del material o las circunstancias de su difusión, parece estar especialmente diseñado o dirigido a dichos niños o audiencias

(mi).   Será ilegal que cualquier persona, empresa o corporación cree, compre, obtenga o posea material obsceno con el propósito y la intención de difundirlo ilegalmente.

(F).   Será ilegal que una persona, empresa o corporación anuncie o promueva de otro modo la venta de material representado u ofrecido por dicha persona, empresa o corporación como obsceno.

(gramo).   La violación de esta sección es un delito mayor de Clase I.

(h)   El material obsceno difundido, adquirido o promovido en violación de esta sección es contrabando.

(I)     Nada de lo dispuesto en esta sección se considerará que se antepone a la regulación del gobierno local sobre la ubicación u operación de negocios de orientación sexual en la medida en que sea compatible con la protección constitucional otorgada a la libertad de expresión. (1971, c. 405, s. 1; 1973, c. 1434, s. 1; 1985, c. 703, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 1194; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, artículo 14 c); 1998-46, artículo 2).

https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/PDF/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-190.1.pdf

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Estatuto General de Carolina del Norte § 14-190.1.  Literatura obscena y exposiciones.

§ 14-190.13.  Definitions for certain offenses concerning minors.

The following definitions apply to G.S. 14-190.14, displaying material harmful to minors; G.S. 14-190.15, disseminating or exhibiting to minors harmful material or performances; G.S. 14-190.16, first degree sexual exploitation of a minor; G.S. 14-190.17, second degree sexual exploitation of a minor; G.S. 14-190.17A, third degree sexual exploitation of a minor.

(1)        Harmful to Minors. - That quality of any material or performance that depicts sexually explicit nudity or sexual activity and that, taken as a whole, has the following characteristics:

a.         The average adult person applying contemporary community standards would find that the material or performance has a predominant tendency to appeal to a prurient interest of minors in sex; and

b.         The average adult person applying contemporary community standards would find that the depiction of sexually explicit nudity or sexual activity in the material or performance is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community concerning what is suitable for minors; and

c.         The material or performance lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for minors.

(2)        Material. - Pictures, drawings, video recordings, films or other visual depictions or representations but not material consisting entirely of written words.

(3)        Minor. - An individual who is less than 18 years old and is not married or judicially emancipated.

(4)        Prostitution. - Engaging or offering to engage in sexual activity with or for another in exchange for anything of value.

(5)        Sexual Activity. - Any of the following acts:

a.         Masturbation, whether done alone or with another human or an animal.

b.         Vaginal, anal, or oral intercourse, whether done with another human or with an animal.

c.         Touching, in an act of apparent sexual stimulation or sexual abuse, of the clothed or unclothed genitals, pubic area, or buttocks of another person or the clothed or unclothed breasts of a human female.

d.         An act or condition that depicts torture, physical restraint by being fettered or bound, or flagellation of or by a person clad in undergarments or in revealing or bizarre costume.

e.         Excretory functions; provided, however, that this sub-subdivision shall not apply to G.S. 14-190.17A.

f.          The insertion of any part of a person's body, other than the male sexual organ, or of any object into another person's anus or vagina, except when done as part of a recognized medical procedure.

g.         The lascivious exhibition of the genitals or pubic area of any person.

(6)        Sexually Explicit Nudity. - The showing of:

a.         Uncovered, or less than opaquely covered, human genitals, pubic area, or buttocks, or the nipple or any portion of the areola of the human female breast, except as provided in G.S. 14-190.9(b); or

b.         Covered human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state.  (1985, c. 703, s. 9; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1022, s. 2; 1993, c. 301, s. 2; 2008-218, s. 1; 2013-368, s. 18.)

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Estatuto General de Carolina del Norte § 14-190.1.  Literatura obscena y exposiciones.

§ 14-190.14. Displaying material harmful to minors.

(a) Offense. – A person commits the offense of displaying material that is harmful to minors if, having custody, control, or supervision of a commercial establishment and knowing the character or content of the material, he displays material that is harmful to minors at that establishment so that it is open to view by minors as part of the invited general public. Material is not considered displayed under this section if the material is placed behind "blinder racks" that cover the lower two thirds of the material, is wrapped, is placed behind the counter, or is otherwise covered or located so that the portion that is harmful to minors is not open to the view of minors.

(b) Punishment. – Violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Each day's violation of this section is a separate offense. (1985, c. 703, s. 9; 1993, c. 539, s. 125; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)

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Estatuto General de Carolina del Norte § 14-190.1.  Literatura obscena y exposiciones.

§ 14-190.15.  Disseminating harmful material to minors; exhibiting harmful performances to minors.

(a)        Disseminating Harmful Material. - A person commits the offense of disseminating harmful material to minors if, with or without consideration and knowing the character or content of the material, he:

(1)        Sells, furnishes, presents, or distributes to a minor material that is harmful to minors; or

(2)        Allows a minor to review or peruse material that is harmful to minors.

(b)        Exhibiting Harmful Performance. - A person commits the offense of exhibiting a harmful performance to a minor if, with or without consideration and knowing the character or content of the performance, he allows a minor to view a live performance that is harmful to minors.

(c)        Defenses. - Except as provided in subdivision (3), a mistake of age is not a defense to a prosecution under this section.  It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this section that:

(1)        The defendant was a parent or legal guardian of the minor.

(2)        The defendant was a school, church, museum, public library, governmental agency, medical clinic, or hospital carrying out its legitimate function; or an employee or agent of such an organization acting in that capacity and carrying out a legitimate duty of his employment.

(3)        Before disseminating or exhibiting the harmful material or performance, the defendant requested and received a driver's license, student identification card, or other official governmental or educational identification card or paper indicating that the minor to whom the material or performance was disseminated or exhibited was at least 18 years old, and the defendant reasonably believed the minor was at least 18 years old.

(4)        The dissemination was made with the prior consent of a parent or guardian of the recipient.

(d)       Punishment. - Violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1985, c. 703, s. 9; 1993, c. 539, s. 126; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)

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