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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 · Sec. 5431

Sec. 5431. DEPOSIT OF OBSCENE MATTER IN THE MAIL

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## SEC. 5431 DEPOSIT OF OBSCENE MATTER IN THE MAIL Subchapter X of chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 920 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), the following new section (article): > > ## “SEC. 920a Art. 120a. Mails: deposit of obscene matter > > **[**[10 U.S.C. 920a](/us/usc/t10/s920a)**]** > > “Any person subject to this chapter who, wrongfully and knowingly, deposits obscene matter for mailing and delivery shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.” > .
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DEPOSIT OF OBSCENE MATTER IN THE MAIL
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