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01/19/04
Sec. 1465. Transportation of obscene matters for sale or
distribution
Whoever knowingly transports or travels in, or uses a facility or
means of, interstate or foreign commerce or an interactive computer
service (as defined in section 230(e)(2) (!1) of the Communications
Act of 1934) in or affecting such commerce for the purpose of sale
or distribution of any obscene, lewd, lascivious, or filthy book,
pamphlet, picture, film, paper, letter, writing, print, silhouette,
drawing, figure, image, cast, phonograph recording, electrical
transcription or other article capable of producing sound or any
other matter of indecent or immoral character, shall be fined under
this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
The transportation as aforesaid of two or more copies of any
publication or two or more of any article of the character
described above, or a combined total of five such publications and
articles, shall create a presumption that such publications or
articles are intended for sale or distribution, but such
presumption shall be rebuttable.
CONSTRUCTION OF 1996 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 104-104 not to be interpreted as limiting or
repealing any prohibition contained in sections 1462 and 1465 of
this title, before such amendment, see section 507(c) of Pub. L.
104-104, set out as a note under section 1462 of this title.
Last modified: April 13, 2006
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