An example of an 'obscene device' sale or promotion of which is prohibited by law in Texas
In 1973 the state legislature of the U.S. state of Texas passed Section 43.21 (known as the obscenity statute) which, in part, prohibits the sale or promotion of ""Obscene device[s]" mean[ing] a device including a dildo or artificial vagina, designed or marketed as useful primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs." Image File history File links Download high resolution version (825x993, 76 KB)Photograph available under GFDL license. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (825x993, 76 KB)Photograph available under GFDL license. ... The Texas Legislature is the central lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Texas. ... ... ... A dildo (or dildoe, a rare alternate spelling) is a sex toy, often penis-shaped, intended for bodily interaction during masturbation or sexual intercourse. ... An artificial vagina is a sex toy designed to simulate the sensation of sexual intercourse on the erect penis. ...
Although Austin's 20-member police vice squad was broken up in 1998 and its task farmed out to various other police units, this has not, apparently, stopped police from prosecuting under the statute. In Burleson in 2004, for example, Joanne Webb, a mother of three and a former schoolteacher, faced up to a year in prison for selling a vibrator to two undercover police officers posing as a married couple at a private party. Skyline from Town Lake City nickname: Live Music Capital of the World Location Location in the state of Texas Government County Travis County Mayor Will Wynn Physical characteristics Area Land Water 669. ... A vice squad is a type of police squad which enforces laws against gambling and prostitution. ... Burleson is a city located in Texas. ...
Section 43.23 of the code deals with promotion ("A person commits an offense if he ... possesses with intent to wholesale promote any obscene material or obscene device. A person who possesses six or more obscene devices ... is presumed to possess them with intent to promote the same.") This section carries higher penalties, and for this reason, those businesses that trade in items covered under the act regularly often market them as 'novelties' or 'educational items'.
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