§1735 — Title 18 Crimes and Criminal Procedure | U.S. Code

Summary

It is illegal to willfully use the mail to send or deliver sexually oriented advertisements in ways that violate section 3010 of title 39 or the postal rules made under that section. It is also illegal to sell, rent, lend, exchange, license, or use a mailing list the Board of Governors keeps under that section, except when section 3010 expressly allows it. "Sexually oriented advertisement" has the same meaning given in section 3010(d) of title 39.

Title 18, §1735

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(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;

(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.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

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”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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.

§1735 Sexually Oriented Advertisements