Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 10 : Section 2489a


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 2489a. Sale or rental of sexually explicit material prohibited

      (a) Prohibition of Sale or Rental. - The Secretary of Defense may
    not permit the sale or rental of sexually explicit material on
    property under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense.
      (b) Prohibition of Officially Provided Sexually Explicit
    Material. - A member of the armed forces or a civilian officer or
    employee of the Department of Defense acting in an official
    capacity may not provide for sale, remuneration, or rental sexually
    explicit material to another person.
      (c) Regulations. - The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe
    regulations to implement this section.
      (d) Definitions. - In this section:
        (1) The term "sexually explicit material" means an audio
      recording, a film or video recording, or a periodical with visual
      depictions, produced in any medium, the dominant theme of which
      depicts or describes nudity, including sexual or excretory
      activities or organs, in a lascivious way.
        (2) The term "property under the jurisdiction of the Department
      of Defense" includes commissaries, all facilities operated by the
      Army and Air Force Exchange Service, the Navy Exchange Service
      Command, the Navy Resale and Services Support Office, Marine
      Corps exchanges, and ships' stores.



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