47 U.S.C. § 37 (2024)
This is the official text of 47 U.S.C. § 37 (2024), part of Federal (US Code)’s United States Code — the codified general and permanent federal statutes of the United States, organized into more than 50 numbered titles by subject.
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Violations; punishment
Official statutory text
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.
(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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