Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73not60
§1460 Possession with Intent to Sell, and Sale, of Obscene Matter on Federal Property
Title 18 › Part I— CRIMES › Chapter 71— OBSCENITY › § 1460
Summary
Applies on federal property—certain maritime or territorial areas and lands or buildings owned, leased, used, or controlled by the U.S.—and in Indian country (section 1151). "Visual depiction" covers undeveloped film and videotape, not mere words.
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Title 18, §1460
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(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 title,
(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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Amendments
1990—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. 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.”
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18 U.S.C. § 1460
Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60