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     * UNITED STATES CODE
          + TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
               o PART I - CRIMES
                    # CHAPTER 71 - OBSCENITY
                      
   
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    ' 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, for carriage in interstate or foreign commerce -

   common carrier OR INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SERVICE, 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 from such express company or
|       other common carrier any matter or thing the carriage of which is

       or made; or Whoever knowingly takes OR RECEIVES from such express
       company or other common carrier OR INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SERVICE
       any matter or thing the carriage OR IMPORTATION of which is

       herein made unlawful -
       
       Shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than
       five years, or both, for the first such offense and shall be fined
       not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or
       both, for each such offense thereafter.
   
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