Material Harmful to Children

1. What are examples of material harmful to children?
   Displaying, selling or renting pornography or other sexually explicit material to a minor.
   
   Permitting a minor to view age inappropriate material that contains sexual content.
2. What does the law state is material harmful to minors in the public market place?
   There are many magazines, video and computer media that mix sexually explicit images with their interviews, fashions, sports, etc. This material may have some value to adults and is not offensive, but would be clearly unacceptable for minors.
   
   Many states have laws prohibiting harmful materials to be displayed, shown or sold to a juvenile - children under the age of eighteen.

1. Contact law enforcement personnel in the jurisdiction where the material you believe is harmful to minors was discovered and REQUEST THEY INVESTIGATE for possible violations of state law.
2. Educate the store owner or manager about the law concerning materials harmful to minors and request they change their store policy to come into compliance with the law.

1. Shop Family Friendly Stores that have a company policy to protect children from being exposed to sexually explicit material and from selling to minors.
2. Advise the store owner or manager that you are exercising your right to boycott stores that sell or display materials harmful to minors and that you are taking your business to family friendly stores.
3. Encourage your friends, relatives, neighbors, co-workers and church members to join with you in shopping family friendly stores that don't sell or display materials harmful to minors.
4. Mail CCV a copy of your actions, responses from law enforcement, businesses and store owners actions so that CCV can compile this information to aid in networking to raise community standards for your community concerning material harmful to minors.