Prohibiciones sobre la venta y exhibición de contenido para menores

Explicación Simple

No puedes vender o mostrar cosas como películas o juegos que tengan contenido sexual a los menores. Esto es para proteger a los jóvenes de cosas que no deberían ver.

Es como cuando en la tienda de dulces hay un área solo para adultos, donde no se permite que los niños entren porque hay cosas que no deberían comer.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan tiene una tienda de videos y un día un adolescente entra y pide una película con contenido sexual. Juan, al saber que el chico es menor, no puede venderle la película y debe decirle que no está permitido.

Penalidades

Se establecen sanciones para quienes violen estas prohibiciones, pero no se especifican en este texto.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Va. Code § 18.2-391 - Unlawful acts; penalties. A. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, rent or loan to a juvenile, knowing or having reason to know that such person is a juvenile, or to knowingly display for commercial purpose in a manner whereby juveniles may examine and peruse: 1. Any picture, photography, drawing, sculpture, motion picture in any format or medium, video or computer game, electronic file or message containing an image, or similar visual representation or image of a person or portion of the human body which depicts sexually explicit nudity, sexual conduct or sadomasochistic abuse and which is harmful to juveniles, or 2. Any book, pamphlet, magazine, printed matter however reproduced, electronic file or message containing words, or sound recording which contains any matter enumerated in subdivision 1 of this subsection, or explicit and detailed verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sexual excitement, sexual conduct or sadomasochistic abuse and which, taken as a whole, is harmful to juveniles. However, if a person uses services of an Internet service provider or an electronic mail service provider in committing acts prohibited under this subsection, such Internet service provider or electronic mail service provider shall not be held responsible for violating this subsection. B. It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to sell to a juvenile an admission ticket or pass, or knowingly to admit a juvenile to premises whereon there is exhibited a motion picture, show or other presentation which, in whole or in part, depicts sexually explicit nudity, sexual conduct or sadomasochistic abuse and which is harmful to juveniles or to exhibit any such motion picture at any such premises which are not designed to prevent viewing from any public wa