18 U.S.C. § 1460 — Possession with intent to sell, and sale, of obscene matter on Federal property
submitted 38 years ago by Pub. L. 100-690 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 113 words · no verdicts yet
Knowingly selling or possessing an obscene visual depiction with intent to sell it on specified federal property or in Indian country is punishable by a fine, up to 2 years in prison, or both. “Visual depiction” includes undeveloped film and videotape but not mere words.
(a) A person who knowingly sells or possesses with intent to sell an obscene visual depiction either (1) in the United States’ special maritime and territorial jurisdiction or on land or a building owned, leased, used, or controlled by the United States Government, or (2) in Indian country as defined in section 1151, may be fined under this title, imprisoned for up to 2 years, or both. (b) “Visual depiction” includes undeveloped film and videotape, but does not include mere words.
Whoever, either—
in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, or on any land or building owned by, leased to, or otherwise used by or under the control of the Government of the United States; or
in the Indian country as defined in section 1151 of this title,
knowingly sells or possesses with intent to sell an obscene visual depiction shall be punished by a fine in accordance with the provisions of this title or imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both.
For the purposes of this section, the term “visual depiction” includes undeveloped film and videotape but does not include mere words.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7526(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4503; amended Pub. L. 101–647, title III, § 323(c), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4819.)
- 1988Enacted · Pub. L. 100-690 · 102 Stat. 4503
- 1990Amended · Pub. L. 101-647 · 104 Stat. 4819
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 100-690 on 1988-11-18.
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