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Title 47 - Telecommunications
Chapter 5 - Wire or Radio Communication
Subchapter V-A - Cable Communications
Part IV - Miscellaneous Provisions
Sec. 559 - Obscene programming
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| 47 U.S.C. § 559 (2017) |
| §559. Obscene programming |
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Whoever transmits over any cable system any matter which is obscene or otherwise unprotected by the Constitution of the United States shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both. |
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(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title VI, §639, as added Pub. L. 98–549, §2, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2801; amended Pub. L. 104–104, title V, §503, Feb. 8, 1996, 110 Stat. 136.) |
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1996—Pub. L. 104–104 substituted "under title 18" for "not more than $10,000". EFFECTIVE DATESection effective 60 days after Oct. 30, 1984, except where otherwise expressly provided, see section 9(a) of Pub. L. 98–549, set out as a note under section 521 of this title. |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 47 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS |
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| Title 47 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS CHAPTER 5 - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION SUBCHAPTER V-A - CABLE COMMUNICATIONS Part IV - Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 559 - Obscene programming |
| section 559 |
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| January 12, 2018 |
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| 98 Stat. 2801 110 Stat. 136 |
| Public Law 98-549, Public Law 104-104 |
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