AMENDMENT 164

Amendment: Chapter Two, Part G is amended by deleting §2G3.2 in its entirety as follows:

"§2G3.2. Obscene or Indecent Telephone Communications

(a) Base Offense Level: 6

Commentary

Statutory Provision: 47 U.S.C. § 223.

Background: This offense is a misdemeanor for which the maximum term of imprisonment authorized by statute is six months.".

A replacement guideline with accompanying commentary is inserted as §2G3.2 (Obscene Telephone Communications for a Commercial Purpose; Broadcasting Obscene Material).

Reason for Amendment: The purposes of this amendment are to delete a guideline covering a petty offense; and to insert a guideline covering felony offenses, including two offenses created by Sections 7523 and 7524 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988.

Effective Date: The effective date of this amendment is November 1, 1989.