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§ 1.
(1) Anyone who, with the intention of making a profit, commits any of the following acts is guilty of a crime:
- a) produces, publishes, or stocks obscene writings, illustrations, moving images, or other obscene objects for the purpose of distribution;
- b) imports, transports, or exports such objects;
- c) offers or transfers such objects to others, publicly displays, posts, advertises, or otherwise distributes them, or shows such moving images to others,
- d) publicly or in front of several people or in printed works or distributed writings offers to perform one of the acts described in lit. a to c,
- e) announces in the manner described in lit. d how, from whom, or through whom obscene items can be acquired or borrowed, or where such items can be viewed.
(2) The offense is punishable by imprisonment for up to one year. In addition to imprisonment, a fine of up to 360 daily rates may be imposed.
(3) If the offense was committed in relation to a printed work, the provisions of the Press Act applicable to the offense under § 516 StG. concerning the forfeiture of the printed work, the destruction of the plates and molds used for its production, the provisional seizure, and criminal proceedings in press matters shall apply in accordance with their meaning.
§ 2
- (1) Anyone who knowingly commits any of the following acts is guilty of an offense:
- a) offers or transfers, for a fee, to a person under the age of 16, any writing, illustration, or other representation that is likely to endanger the moral or physical development of young persons by arousing lust or misleading the sexual instinct, or any film or sound recording of this kind, or
- exhibits, displays, posts, or otherwise distributes such a document, illustration, or other representation in such a way that the offensive content also becomes accessible to a larger group of persons under the age of 16,
- c) shows such a moving image or sound recording to a person under the age of 16 or makes a theater performance or other performance or event of the type described accessible to such a person.
- (2) Unless the act is punishable by a more severe penalty under other provisions, it shall be punished with imprisonment of up to six months or a fine of up to 360 daily rates.[1]
The Other Karma (talk) 10:14, 30 October 2025 (UTC)
Done. — Alex26337 (talk) 15:15, 2 November 2025 (UTC)
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