(1) A person is guilty of the use of a minor in a sexual performance if he employs, consents to, authorizes or induces a minor to engage in a sexual performance.
(2) Use of a minor in a sexual performance is:

Attorney's Note

Under the Kentucky Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A felonybetween 20 years and lifebetween $1,000 and $10,000
Class B felonybetween 10 and 20 yearsbetween $1,000 and $10,000
Class C felonybetween 5 and 10 yearsbetween $1,000 and $10,000
For details, see § 532.060

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(a) A Class C felony if the minor so used is less than eighteen (18) years old at the time the minor engages in the prohibited activity;
(b) A Class B felony if the minor so used is less than sixteen (16) years old at the time the minor engages in the prohibited activity; and
(c) A Class A felony if the minor so used incurs physical injury thereby.
Effective: July 15, 1986
History: Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 289, sec. 8, effective July 15, 1986. — Created
1978 Ky. Acts ch. 219, sec. 3, effective June 17, 1978.