2011 US Code
Title 47 - Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs
Chapter 2 - SUBMARINE CABLES (§§ 21 - 39)
Section 22 - Negligent injury to submarine cables; punishment
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 47 - TELEGRAPHS, TELEPHONES, AND RADIOTELEGRAPHS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 47 - TELEGRAPHS, TELEPHONES, AND RADIOTELEGRAPHS CHAPTER 2 - SUBMARINE CABLES Sec. 22 - Negligent injury to submarine cables; punishment |
| Contains | section 22 |
| Date | 2011 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Feb. 29, 1888, ch. 17, §2, 25 Stat. 41. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 25 Stat. 41 |
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Any person who by culpable negligence shall break or injure a submarine cable in such manner as to interrupt or embarrass, in whole or in part, telegraphic communication, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to a fine not exceeding $500, or to both fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court.
(Feb. 29, 1888, ch. 17, §2, 25 Stat. 41.)
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