---
kind: "section"
citation: "18 U.S.C. § 1460"
title: "18"
title_heading: "Crimes and Criminal Procedure"
number: "1460"
heading: "Possession with intent to sell, and sale, of obscene matter on Federal property"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/18/1460"
units:
  - "Part I — Crimes"
  - "Chapter 71 — Obscenity"
---

# §1460. Possession with intent to sell, and sale, of obscene matter on Federal property

- (a) [Whoever](/usc/18/921.md?p=a-1), either—
  - (1) in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the [United States](/usc/18/229F.md?p=9), or on any land or building owned by, leased to, or otherwise used by or under the control of the Government of the [United States](/usc/18/229F.md?p=9); or
  - (2) in the [Indian country](/usc/18/2266.md?p=4) as defined in [section 1151 of this title](/usc/18/1151.md),

  knowingly sells or possesses with intent to sell an obscene [visual depiction](/usc/18/2256.md?p=5) shall be punished by a fine in accordance with the provisions of this title or imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both.

- (b) For the purposes of this section, the term “[visual depiction](/usc/18/2256.md?p=5)” includes undeveloped film and videotape but does not include mere words.

## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7526(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4503; amended Pub. L. 101–647, title III, § 323(c), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4819.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1990—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–647, § 323(c)(1), struck out “or a visual depiction of a minor engaging in or assisting another person to engage in sexually explicit conduct,” after “visual depiction” in concluding provisions.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–647, § 323(c)(2), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: “For the purposes of this section—

“(1) the term ‘visual depiction’ includes undeveloped film and videotape but does not include mere words; and

“(2) the terms ‘minor’ and ‘sexually explicit conduct’ have the meaning given those terms in chapter 110 of this title.”