§ 1734
Editorials and other matter as "advertisements"
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Whoever, being an editor or publisher, prints in a publication entered as second class mail, editorial or other reading matter for which he has been paid or promised a valuable consideration, without plainly marking the same "advertisement" shall be .
History: (Added Pub. L. 86–682, §7, Sept. 2, 1960, 74 Stat. 706 (PDF, 24 MB); amended Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(G), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147 (PDF, 52 MB).)
Simplified explanation
It is a federal crime for an editor or publisher to print paid content in a second-class mail publication without clearly labeling it "advertisement."