Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102
§1737 Manufacturer of Sexually Related Mail Matter
Title 18 › PART I — CRIMES › CHAPTER 83 — POSTAL SERVICE › § 1737
Summary
Making sexually related mail matter (as described by postal law) that you intend or know will be mailed in violation of postal mailing rules is a crime punishable by a federal fine or up to 5 years in prison for a first offense and up to 10 years for later offenses.
Full Legal Text
Title 18, §1737
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(a)Whoever shall print, reproduce, or manufacture any sexually related mail matter, intending or knowing that such matter will be deposited for mailing or delivery by mail in violation of section 3008 or 3010 of title 39, or in violation of any regulation of the Postal Service issued 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)As used in this section, the term “sexually related mail matter” means any matter which is within the scope of section 3008(a) or 3010(d) of title 39.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Amendments
1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $5,000” after “section, shall be” and for “fined not more than $10,000” after “offense, 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.
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18 U.S.C. § 1737
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102