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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1462. Importation or transportation of obscene matters
Whoever brings into the United States, or any place subject to
the jurisdiction thereof, or knowingly uses any express company or
other common carrier or interactive computer service (as defined in
section 230(e)(2) (!1) of the Communications Act of 1934), for
carriage in interstate or foreign commerce -
(a) any obscene, lewd, lascivious, or filthy book, pamphlet,
picture, motion-picture film, paper, letter, writing, print, or
other matter of indecent character; or
(b) any obscene, lewd, lascivious, or filthy phonograph
recording, electrical transcription, or other article or thing
capable of producing sound; or
(c) any drug, medicine, article, or thing designed, adapted, or
intended for producing abortion, or for any indecent or immoral
use; or any written or printed card, letter, circular, book,
pamphlet, advertisement, or notice of any kind giving
information, directly or indirectly, where, how, or of whom, or
by what means any of such mentioned articles, matters, or things
may be obtained or made; or
Whoever knowingly takes or receives, from such express company or
other common carrier or interactive computer service (as defined in
section 230(e)(2) (!1) of the Communications Act of 1934) any
matter or thing the carriage or importation of which is herein made
unlawful -
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five
years, or both, for the first such offense and shall be fined under
this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both, for each
such offense thereafter.
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