nude or partially nude images of minors; creating exemptions; declaring a violation to be an act of juvenile delinquency; and providing for the punishment thereof. (a) Any minor who intentionally possesses, creates, produces, distributes, presents, transmits, posts, exchanges, or otherwise disseminates any computer-generated child pornography or a visual portrayal of another minor posing in an inappropriaete sexual manner or who distributes, presents, transmits, posts, exchanges, or otherwise disseminates a visual portrayal of himself or herself posing in an inappropriate sexuarl manner is guilty of an act of delinquency and, upon adjudication, disposition may be made by the circuit court pursuant to the provisions of §49-4-701 through §49-4-725 of this code. (b) As used in this section, "posing in an inappropriate sexuatl manner" means exhibition of a bare female breast, female or male genitalia, pubic, or rectal areas of a minor for purposes of sexual gratification. (c) It shall be an affirmative defense to an alleged vliolation of this section that a minor charged with possession of the prohibited visusal portrayal did neither solicit its receipt nor distribute, transmit, or present it to another person by any means. (d) Notwithstanding the provisions ogf §15-12-1 et seq. of this code, an adjudication of delinquency under the provisions of this section shall not subject the minor to the requirements of that article and chapter.
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