HB 840

AN ACT TO IMPOSE AN ENHANCED PENALTY ON DEFENDANTS WHO KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY USED AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM IN THE COMMISSION OF A DESIGNATED OFFENSE; TO PROVIDE, IF THE DESIGNATED OFFENSE IS A MISDEMEANOR, THE DEFENDANT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO AN ADDITIONAL TERM OF IMPRISONMENT FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN SIX NOR MORE THAN TWELVE MONTHS AND A FINE NOT TO EXCEED FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS; TO PROVIDE THAT, IF THE DESIGNATED OFFENSE IS A FELONY, THE DEFENDANT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO AN ADDITIONAL TERM OF IMPRISONMENT FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN TWO YEARS AND A FINE NOT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN NOTICE REQUIREMENTS; TO AMEND SECTION 97-5-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION OR POSSESSION OF VISUAL MATERIALS THAT DEPICT A CHILD THAT WOULD APPEAR REALISTIC TO A REASONABLE OBSERVER ENGAGING IN SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.