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47 U.S.C. § 37

U.S. CodeFederal
Violations; punishment
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/us/usc/t47/s37
Title
47 — Telecommunications
Chapter
CH2
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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Whoever knowingly commits, instigates, or assists in any act forbidden by section 34 of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. (May 27, 1921, ch. 12, § 4, 42 Stat. 8.) Editorial Notes Codification Section was not enacted as part of the Submarine Cable Act which comprises this chapter.

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