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S. 1090 (99th)

Cable-Porn and Dial-a-Porn Control Act

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

7 May 1985

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Committee on Judiciary. Subcommittee on Criminal Law discharged from further consideration.

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Summary

Cable-Porn and Dial-a-Porn Control Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to include communication by means of television or cable television within the prohibition against broadcasting obscene language. Prohibits the distribution or the production of any indecent or profane material by means of radio, television, or cable television. Raises the fine to not more than $50,000. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to revise the provisions prohibiting obscene phone calls. Permits a civil penalty to be imposed of not more than $50,000. Allows a court, upon petition and a proper showing, to issue a preliminary injunction against such communications. Eliminates as a defense to a violation that access to the prohibited communications was restricted to persons 18 years of age or older.

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