§ 20-83.6. Prohibited library computer use.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to use a library computer, via the internet or otherwise to:

(1)

Access, obtain, receive, view, exhibit, or display any image or visual depiction which is obscene or constitutes child pornography;

(2)

Print, copy, manufacture, publish, distribute, sell, rent, lend, produce or reproduce any image or visual depiction, either in person or electronically, which is obscene or constitutes child pornography.

(b)

For the purposes of this section, library computer means any computer available for public use in the parish library.

(c)

For the purposes of this section, a library computer and accompanying software shall not be considered to be "a purchase, distribution, exhibition or loan by any library," as that term is used in section 20-84, with respect to any materials that a patron may personally access or acquire via the internet.

(d)

Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, within the discretion of the court.

(Ord. No. 21106, § 2, 10-18-00)