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S. 1742 (99th)

Pornography Forfeiture Proceedings Venue Act of 1985

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

7 October 1985

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

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Summary

Pornography Forfeiture Proceedings Venue Act of 1985 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require the appropriate customs officer, upon the discovery of the attempted importation into the United States or seizure of books or matter containing obscene material, to transmit such information to the appropriate U.S. attorney who shall institute proceedings for the forfeiture, confiscation, and destruction of such books or matter. Requires a court, upon motion of the United States, to stay such forfeiture proceedings pending the completion of any related criminal proceedings.

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