S 534
101th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Civil actions and liability
Direct mail advertising
Organized crime
Pornography
Postal service
Sex-oriented businesses
A bill to provide criminal penalties for the mailing of unsolicited sexually oriented advertisements, and for other purposes.
Introduced: March 8, 1989
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Became law
Mar 8, 1989
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 8, 1989
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends the Federal criminal code to establish criminal penalties to be imposed upon any person who mails to any individual or group of individuals: (1) any unsolicited sexually oriented advertisement; or (2) any unsolicited obscene, lewd, lascivious, indecent, filthy, or vile article, matter, thing, device, or substance.
Authorizes the Attorney General to commence a civil action to recover a civil penalty for a violation of this Act.
Includes activities relating to the mailing of obscene matter or sexually oriented advertising within the definition of "racketeering activity" under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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