18-U.S.C.-1735
§1735 – Sexually Oriented Advertisements
Pathway
Title 18 > Part I > Chapter 83 > Section 1735
Details
- Reference: Section 1735
- Legend: §1735 – Sexually Oriented Advertisements
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) Whoever—
(1) willfully uses the mails for the mailing, carriage in the mails, or delivery of any sexually oriented advertisement in violation of section 3010 of title 39, or willfully violates any regulations of the Board of Governors issued under such section; or
(2) sells, leases, rents, lends, exchanges, or licenses the use of, or, except for the purpose expressly authorized by section 3010 of title 39, uses a mailing list maintained by the Board of Governors under such section;
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both, for the first offense, and shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both, for any second or subsequent offense.
(b) For the purposes of this section, the term sexually oriented advertisement shall have the same meaning as given it in section 3010(d) of title 39.
(Added Pub. L. 91–375, §6(j)(37)(A), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 781; amended Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(K), (L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Amendments
1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–322, in concluding provisions, substituted fined under this title for fined not more than $5,000 after shall be and for fined not more than $10,000 after and shall be.
Effective Date
Section effective on first day of sixth month which begins after Aug. 12, 1970, see section 15(b) of Pub. L. 91–375, set out as a note preceding section 101 of Title 39, Postal Service.
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