Amends GS 14-190.16 (first degree sexual exploitation of a minor) to specify that a visual representation depicting a minor engaged in sexual activity includes, for purposes of the statute, a visual representation created, adapted, or modified by any means to give the appearance that a minor is engaged in sexual activity. Amends GS 14-190.17 (second degree sexual exploitation of a minor) be excluding from the statute a minor who records, photographs, films, or develops a visual representation of a minor but does not distribute, exhibit, sell, or exchange it. Applies the same definition of visual representation depicting a minor engaged in sexual activity as set forth above. Amends GS 14-190.17A (third degree sexual exploitation of a minor) to specify that the statute does not apply to a minor who possesses a visual representation of the minor in the nude. Applies the same definition of visual representation depicting a minor engaged in sexual activity as set forth above. Makes technical changes and language gender neutral. Effective December 1, 2024. 

Appropriates from the General Fund to the Department of Public Safety $1 million dollars for 2024-2025 fiscal year to be used to assist law enforcement agencies with enforcing the provisions of the act. Effective July 1, 2024.