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As used in this Part the following words and phrases shall have
the meanings given to them in this section:
COMMUNITY
For the purpose of applying the "contemporary community standards"
in this section, community means the state.
KNOWING
As used in §
6-101, "knowing" means having general knowledge of, or reason to know or a belief or ground for a belief which warrants further inspection or inquiry of, the character and content of the performance or any material described in §
6-101 which is reasonably susceptible of examination by the defendant.
MATERIALS
Any literature, including any book, magazine, pamphlet, newspaper,
story paper, comic book and any figure, visual representation or image
including any drawing, photograph, picture or motion picture.
OBSCENE
Any material, materials or performance is "obscene" if:
A.
The average person applying contemporary community standards
would find that the subject matter taken as a whole appeals to the
prurient interest.
B.
The subject matter depicts or describes in a patently offensive
way, sexual conduct of a type described in this section.
C.
The subject matter, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary,
artistic, political, educational or scientific value.
PERFORMANCE
Any play, dance or other live exhibition performed before
an audience.
SEXUAL CONDUCT
As used in §
6-102 means patently offensive representations or descriptions of ultimate sexual acts, normal or perverted, actual or simulated, and patently offensive representations or descriptions of masturbation, excretory functions and lewd exhibitions of the genitals.
TRANSPORTATION FACILITY
Any conveyance, premises or place used for or in connection
with public passenger transportation, whether by air, rail, motor
vehicle or any other method, including aircraft, watercraft, railroad,
cars, buses and air, boat, railroad and bus terminals and stations.
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It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to exhibit for
monetary consideration to a minor or knowingly to sell to a minor
an admission ticket or pass or knowingly to admit a minor for a monetary
consideration to premises whereon there is exhibited a motion picture
show or other presentation which, in whole or in part, depicts nudity,
sexual conduct or sadomasochistic abuse and which is harmful to minors,
except that the foregoing shall not apply to any minor accompanied
by his parent.
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HARMFUL TO MINORS
That quality of any description or representation in whatever
form of nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement or sadomasochistic
abuse, when it:
A.
Predominately appeals to the prurient, shameful or morbid interest
of minors.
B.
Is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community
as a whole with respect to what is suitable material for minors.
C.
Is utterly without redeeming social importance for minors.
KNOWINGLY
Having general knowledge of, or reason to know, or a belief
or ground for belief which warrants further inspection or inquiry
or both:
A.
The character and content of any material described herein which
is reasonably susceptible of examination by the defendant.
B.
The age of the minor; provided, however, than an honest mistake
shall constitute an excuse from liability hereunder if the defendant
made a reasonable bona fide attempt to ascertain the true age of such
minor.
MINOR
Any person under the age of 17 years.
NUDITY
The showing of the human male or female genitals, pubic area
or buttocks with less than a fully opaque covering, or the showing
of the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of any
portion thereof below the top of the nipple, or the depiction of covered
male genitals in a discernibly turgid state.
SADOMASOCHISTIC ABUSE
Flagellation or torture by or upon a person clad in undergarments,
a mask or bizarre costume, or the condition of being fettered, bound
or otherwise physically restrained on the part of one so clothed.
SEXUAL CONDUCT
Acts of masturbation, homosexuality, sexual intercourse or
physical contact with a person's clothed genitals, pubic area,
buttocks or, if such person be a female, breast.
SEXUAL EXCITEMENT
The condition of human male or female genitals when in a
state of sexual stimulation or arousal.
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No person shall knowingly require any distributor or retail
seller as a condition to sale or delivery for resale or consignment
of any literature, book, magazine, pamphlet, newspaper, story paper,
paper, comic book, writing, drawing, photograph, figure or image or
any written or printed matter, or any article or instrument to purchase
or take by consignment for purposes of sale, resale or distribution
any obscene literature, book, magazine, pamphlet, newspaper, story
paper, paper, comic book, writing, drawing, photograph, figure or
image, or any written or printed matter of an obscene nature or any
article or instrument of an obscene nature.
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Nothing in this Part shall apply to any recognized historical
society or museum accorded charitable status by the federal government,
any county, city, borough, township or town library, any public library,
any library of any school, college or university or any archive or
library under the supervision and control of the commonwealth or a
political subdivision.
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Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before
a Magisterial District Judge in the manner provided for the enforcement
of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs
and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues
or each section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated
shall constitute a separate offense.