Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE PUBLICATION, SALE, DISTRIBUTION, IMPORTATION AND EXHIBITION OF OBSCENE AND PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIALS AND THE PERFORMANCE OR EXHIBITION IN PUBLIC OF CERTAIN INDECENT ACTS, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF THEREBY AMENDING CHAPTER TWO - THE OFFENSES AGAINST DECENCY AND GOOD CUSTOMS, ARTICLE TWO HUNDRED ONE OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE (SMUT)
Date filed
August 12, 1998
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB02135 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROHIBITING THE PUBLICATION, SALE, DISTRIBUTION, IMPORTATION AND EXHIBITION OF OBSCENE AND PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIALS AND THE PERFORMANCE OR EXHIBITION IN PUBLIC OF CERTAIN INDECENT ACTS, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF THEREBY AMENDING CHAPTER TWO - THE OFFENSES AGAINST DECENCY AND GOOD CUSTOMS, ARTICLE TWO HUNDRED ONE OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE (SMUT) | |
| ABSTRACT : Defines more clearly the crimes of obscenity, indecency and pornography and provides stiffer penalties to be meted to violators. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : DEFENSOR, MICHAEL T. | |
| DATE FILED : 1998-08-12 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. | 2. |
| 3. | |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION ON 1998-08-20 |
Abstract
Defines more clearly the crimes of obscenity, indecency and pornography and provides stiffer penalties to be meted to violators.
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