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Statute:

Obscenity in the first degree

ยง 235.07 Obscenity in the first degree.

A person is guilty of obscenity in the first degree when, knowing its
content and character, he wholesale promotes or possesses with intent to
wholesale promote, any obscene material.

Obscenity in the first degree is a class D felony.

PEN 235.07 2014-09-22

Sections:

235. Obscenity and related offenses
235.00 - Obscenity; definitions of terms.
235.05 - Obscenity in the third degree.
235.06 - Obscenity in the second degree.
235.07 - Obscenity in the first degree.
235.10 - Obscenity; presumptions.
235.15 - Obscenity or disseminating indecent material to minors in the second degree; defense.
235.20 - Disseminating indecent material to minors; definitions of terms.
235.21 - Disseminating indecent material to minors in the second degree.
235.22 - Disseminating indecent material to minors in the first degree.
235.23 - Disseminating indecent material to minors; presumption and defenses.
235.24 - Disseminating indecent material to minors; limitations.

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