2025 Session
Last amended: 1983 session
§ 617.243 — Indecent Literature, Distribution
Plain-Language Summary
Prohibits distributing indecent literature and sets criminal penalties.
617.243 INDECENT LITERATURE, DISTRIBUTION.
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Subdivision 1.Prohibited activity.
No person, copartnership or corporation shall, as a condition to a sale or delivery for resale of any paper, magazine, book, comic, periodical or publication, require that the purchaser or consignee receive for resale any other article, book, comic or other publication reasonably believed by the purchaser or consignee to be obscene as defined in section 617.241. §
Subd. 2.Penalty.
A violation of subdivision 1 is a gross misdemeanor.
History:
1957 c 323 s 1; 1983 c 204 s 10
History: History: 1957 c 323 s 1; 1983 c 204 s 10
Practical Notes
Distributing obscene written materials is a criminal offense.