HB 1647 — An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sexual offenses, providing for the offense of possession, trafficking or importing a child sex doll.

PRINTER'S NO.   2001

                      THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                          HOUSE BILL
                          No. 1647
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY SHUSTERMAN, HILL-EVANS, BERNSTINE, PROBST,
        SANCHEZ, HADDOCK, BRIGGS AND KRUPA, JUNE 23, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JUNE 24, 2025


                                      AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, in sexual offenses, providing for the
 3      offense of possession, trafficking or importing a child sex
 4      doll.
 5      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 6   hereby enacts as follows:
 7      Section 1.     Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 8   Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
 9   § 3134.    Possession, trafficking or importing a child sex doll.
10      (a)    Offenses defined.--
11             (1)   A person commits the offense of possessing a child
12      sex doll by intentionally or knowingly possessing a child sex
13      doll.
14             (2)   A person commits the offense of trafficking a child
15      sex doll by knowingly manufacturing, distributing, selling,
16      transferring, offering to sell, advertising, providing,
17      shipping, delivering for shipment, offering to deliver for
18      shipment or possessing with the intent to manufacture,
19      distribute, sell, ship or transfer a child sex doll.
 1            (3)   A person commits the offense of importing a child
 2      sex doll by knowingly transporting, or causing to be
 3      transported, a child sex doll into this Commonwealth by any
 4      means with the intent to distribute, sell or transfer the
 5      child sex doll to another, whether or not the person has
 6      taken actual possession of the child sex doll.
 7      (b)   Presumption.--In a prosecution for a violation of
 8   subsection (a)(2), the possession of two or more child sex dolls
 9   shall create a rebuttable presumption that a person intends to
10   commit the offense of trafficking a child sex doll.
11      (c)   Exception.--This section shall not apply to a common
12   carrier transporting a container with a child sex doll if the
13   common carrier does not have actual knowledge of the container's
14   contents.
15      (d)   Grading.--An offense under subsection (a) constitutes a
16   felony of the third degree.
17      (e)   Definition.--As used in this section, the term "child
18   sex doll" means an anatomically correct doll, mannequin or robot
19   that both:
20            (1)   Has the features of or features that resemble those
21      of an infant or a child under 12 years of age.
22            (2)   Is intended to be used for sexual stimulation or
23      gratification.
24      Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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