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76-4-401 . Enticing a minor over the Internet -- Elements -- Penalties. (1) A person commits enticement of a minor over the Internet when the person
knowingly uses a computer to solicit, seduce, lure, or entice, or attempts to use a computer to solicit, seduce, lure, or
entice a minor or a person the defendant believes to be a minor to engage in any sexual activity which is a violation of state
criminal law.
(2) It is not a defense to the crime of enticing a minor under Subsection
(1), or an attempt to commit this offense, that a law enforcement officer or an undercover operative who is working with a
law enforcement agency was involved in the detection or investigation of the offense.
(3)
An enticement of a minor under Subsection (1) with the intent
to commit:
(a) a first degree felony is a second degree felony;
(b) a second degree felony is a third degree felony;
(c) a third degree felony is
a class A misdemeanor;
(d) a class A misdemeanor is a class B misdemeanor; and
(e) a class B misdemeanor is a class C misdemeanor.
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