Defense to prosecution for dissemination of matter or conducting
performance harmful to minors
Sec. 4. It is a defense to a prosecution under section 3 of this
chapter for the defendant to show:
(1) that the matter was disseminated or that the performance
was performed for legitimate scientific or educational purposes;
(2) that the matter was disseminated or displayed to or that the
performance was performed before the recipient by a bona fide
school, museum, or public library that qualifies for certain
property tax exemptions under IC 6-1.1-10, or by an employee
of such a school, museum, or public library acting within the
scope of his employment;
(3) that he had reasonable cause to believe that the minor
involved was eighteen (18) years old or older and that the minor
exhibited to the defendant a draft card, driver's license, birth
certificate, or other official or apparently official document
purporting to establish that the minor was eighteen (18) years
old or older; or
(4) that he was a salesclerk, motion picture projectionist, usher,
or ticket taker, acting within the scope of his employment and
that he had no financial interest in the place where he was so
employed.
As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.33.
Last modified: May 24, 2006