Missouri RSMo 573.010 (computer-generated CSAM)
Missouri RSMo 573.010 — Child Pornography Includes Computer-Generated / Indistinguishable Images
Missouri · RSMo 573.010 (computer-generated image language added 2006 H.B. 1698)
- Status
- In effect
- Took effect
- June 5, 2006
- Applies to
- Anyone subject to Missouri's pornography and child-exploitation offenses in Chapter 573.
- Enforced by
- Missouri prosecutors / state criminal justice system.
Missouri's definition of child pornography reaches computer and computer-generated images, not just photographs. It covers a digital or computer-generated image that depicts an actual minor in sexually explicit conduct, as well as an image that is indistinguishable from such a depiction. 'Indistinguishable' means an ordinary person viewing it would conclude it shows an actual minor, so synthetic imagery falls within the definition.
Who is protected: Minors, including individuals depicted in computer-generated or indistinguishable imagery.
Legal detail
RSMo 573.010 defines 'child pornography' to include a 'digital image, computer image, or computer-generated image that is, or is indistinguishable from,' a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct; the computer-generated language was added in 2006 and remains in the current statute. Existing criminal penalties apply.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Missouri |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Strength | Limited |
| Enacted | June 5, 2006 |
| Citation | RSMo 573.010 (computer-generated image language added 2006 H.B. 1698) |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Penalties | Existing Missouri criminal penalties for child pornography offenses apply to qualifying computer-generated and indistinguishable images. |
| Topics | children's online safety · AI-generated images |
| Statute | Missouri Revisor of Statutes — RSMo 573.010 Definitions |
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