1994 US Code
Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHAPTER 36 - FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE
SUBCHAPTER I - ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE
Sec. 1809 - Criminal sanctions
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 1994 Edition, Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE CHAPTER 36 - FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE SUBCHAPTER I - ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE Sec. 1809 - Criminal sanctions |
| Contains | section 1809 |
| Date | 1994 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 4, 1995 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 95-511, title I, §109, Oct. 25, 1978, 92 Stat. 1796. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 92 Stat. 1796 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 95-511 |
§1809. Criminal sanctions (a) Prohibited activities
A person is guilty of an offense if he intentionally—
(1) engages in electronic surveillance under color of law except as authorized by statute; or
(2) discloses or uses information obtained under color of law by electronic surveillance, knowing or having reason to know that the information was obtained through electronic surveillance not authorized by statute.
(b) DefenseIt is a defense to a prosecution under subsection (a) of this section that the defendant was a law enforcement or investigative officer engaged in the course of his official duties and the electronic surveillance was authorized by and conducted pursuant to a search warrant or court order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(c) PenaltiesAn offense described in this section is punishable by a fine of not more than ,000 or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both.
(d) Federal jurisdictionThere is Federal jurisdiction over an offense under this section if the person committing the offense was an officer or employee of the United States at the time the offense was committed.
(Pub. L. 95–511, title I, §109, Oct. 25, 1978, 92 Stat. 1796.)
Section Referred to in Other SectionsThis section is referred to in section 1810 of this title.
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