2.60 INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF OBSCENE MATERIAL / 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1462 is a United States federal law that makes it a crime to transport obscene material across state lines, or to send obscene material via the United States Postal Service or other interstate or foreign commerce carriers. This law applies to any material found to be obscene, including books, magazines, films, audio recordings, and photographs. The law is divided into two different types of offenses. The first offense is when an individual knowingly transports, sends, or carries obscene material in interstate or foreign commerce. The second offense is when an individual knowingly receives obscene material that has been transported, sent, or carried in interstate or foreign commerce. In order for an individual to be found guilty of this offense, the obscene material must have been found by a reasonable person to be offensive and lacking in serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. An individual may be found guilty of a felony violation of this law and sentenced to up to five years in prison, and/or face a fine of up to $250,000.