18 U.S.C. § 1470
Transfer of obscene material to minors
United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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- 18 U.S.C. § 1470, Transfer of obscene material to minors, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449234
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Whoever, using the mail or any facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce, knowingly transfers obscene matter to another individual who has not attained the age of 16 years, knowing that such other individual has not attained the age of 16 years, or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Protection of Children From Sexual Predators Act of 1998House: 416–0Senate: no recorded tally