§ 1460. Possession with intent to sell, and sale, of obscene matter on Federal property

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1988

   Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act of 1988

   Pub. L. 100–690 title VII § 7526(a) · 102 Stat. 4181

   Enacted · 18 U.S.C. § 1460

   Added Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7526(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4503

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7526(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4503

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Chapter 71 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting before section 1461 the following: “§ 1460. Possession with intent to sell, and sale, of obscene matter on Federal property “(a) Whoever, either— “(1) 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 “(2) in the Indian country as defined in section 1151 of this Indians. title, knowingly sells or possesses with intent to sell an obscene visual depiction or a visual depiction of a minor engaging in or assisting another person to engage in sexually explicit conduct, shall be punished by a fine in accordance with the provisions of this title or imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both. “(b) For the purposes of this section— “(1) the term ‘visual depiction’ includes undeveloped film and videotape but does not include mere words; and “(2) the terms ‘minor’ and ‘sexually explicit conduct’ have the meaning given those terms in chapter 110 of this title.”.

2. 1990

   Child Protection Restoration and Penalties Enhancement Act of 1990

   Pub. L. 101–647 § 323(c)(1) · 104 Stat. 4789

   Struck · 18 U.S.C. § 1460(a)

   Pub. L. 101–647, § 323(c)(1), struck out “or a visual depiction of a minor engaging in or assisting another person to engage in sexually explicit conduct,” after “visual depiction” in concluding provisions

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–647, § 323(c)(1), struck out “or a visual depiction of a minor engaging in or assisting another person to engage in sexually explicit conduct,” after “visual depiction” in concluding provisions.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in subsection (a), by striking “or a visual depiction of a minor engaging in or assisting another person to engage in sexually explicit conduct,” and

3. 1990

   Child Protection Restoration and Penalties Enhancement Act of 1990

   Pub. L. 101–647 § 323(c)(2) · 104 Stat. 4789

   Amended · 18 U.S.C. § 1460(b)

   Pub. L. 101–647, § 323(c)(2), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: “For the purposes of this section—

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–647, § 323(c)(2), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: “For the purposes of this section—

   “(1) the term ‘visual depiction’ includes undeveloped film and videotape but does not include mere words; and “(2) the terms ‘minor’ and ‘sexually explicit conduct’ have the meaning given those terms in chapter 110 of this title.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) so that subsection (b) reads as follows: “(b) For the purposes of this section, the term ‘visual depiction’ includes undeveloped film and videotape but does not include mere words.”.

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