Which actions constitute an offense under Sale, Distribution, or Display of Harmful Material to a Minor?

• A. Sells harmful material to a minor
• B. Displays harmful material and is reckless about whether a minor is present
• C. Hires, employs, or uses a minor to assist in performing any prohibited act
• D. All of the above

Answer: (D)

This statute criminalizes multiple ways adults can involve a minor with harmful material. Selling harmful material directly to a minor is an offense, since it targets the act of giving such material to someone underage. It’s also an offense to display harmful material to a minor when you are reckless about whether a minor is present; the reckless standard means you don’t need to know a minor is there, you just act with disregard for the possibility. Additionally, hiring, employing, or using a minor to assist in performing any prohibited act is itself an offense, because it uses a minor to facilitate wrongdoing.

Because each of these actions fits the prohibited conduct, the correct understanding is that all of the listed actions are offenses under this statute.