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Sexting Ordinance

Sommer Robbins

Tue, Sep 21, 2021 6:51 PM

Thank you,

Sommer K. Robbins
City of Altus
City Attorney
580.481.2236

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I have been approached by our police department regarding the draft of a sexting ordinance to address juvenile sexting. I found several in other states, but nothing in Oklahoma. Anyone ever considered such an ordinance or see a problem with adopting one? Thank you, Sommer K. Robbins City of Altus City Attorney 580.481.2236 Confidentiality Notice: This message may contain confidential or legally privileged information belonging to the sender. If you have received this message by mistake, please immediately notify the sender, delete the original message, and destroy all copies.

Rick Knighton

Tue, Sep 21, 2021 7:12 PM

And there is likely an issue regarding enforcement. Our SROs report that most every cell phone they confiscate has images that meet the definition of child pornography. When they ask about prosecution, the victim's parents just want the images to be deleted.

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Thank you,

Sommer K. Robbins
City of Altus
City Attorney
580.481.2236

Possession of child pornography is a felony under 21 O.S. § 1040.13. Section 14-111 of Title 11 prohibits municipalities from enacting any ordinance making an unlawful act or omission declared by state statute to be punishable as a felony. And there is likely an issue regarding enforcement. Our SROs report that most every cell phone they confiscate has images that meet the definition of child pornography. When they ask about prosecution, the victim's parents just want the images to be deleted. Rickey J. Knighton II | Assistant City Attorney | City of Norman 201 West Gray | P.O. Box 370 | Norman, Oklahoma 73070 ' 405.217.7700 | 6 405.366.5425 | * rick.knighton@normanok.gov<mailto:rick.knighton@normanok.gov> | þ www.normanok.gov<http://www.normanok.gov/> This e-mail is the property of the City Attorney's office, City of Norman, Oklahoma, and the information contained in this e-mail is protected by the attorney-client and/or the attorney work product privilege. It is intended only for the use of the individual named above and the privileges are not waived by virtue of this having been sent by e-mail. If the person actually receiving this message or any other reader of the message is not the named recipient or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the named recipient, any use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of the communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify us and return the original message. From: Sommer Robbins <srobbins@altusok.gov> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 1:52 PM To: oama@lists.imla.org Subject: EXTERNAL EMAIL : [Oama] Sexting Ordinance I have been approached by our police department regarding the draft of a sexting ordinance to address juvenile sexting. I found several in other states, but nothing in Oklahoma. Anyone ever considered such an ordinance or see a problem with adopting one? Thank you, Sommer K. Robbins City of Altus City Attorney 580.481.2236 Confidentiality Notice: This message may contain confidential or legally privileged information belonging to the sender. If you have received this message by mistake, please immediately notify the sender, delete the original message, and destroy all copies.