Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 18 : Section 1465


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 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.



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