47 CFR § 97.403 - Safety of life and protection of property.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t47/s97.403"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "47 CFR § 97.403 - Safety of life and protection of property."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "97.403"
section_name: "Safety of life and protection of property."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES"
part_number: "97"
part_name: "AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "47 U.S.C. 151-155, 301-609, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "54 FR 25857, June 20, 1989, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "97"
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# 97.403 Safety of life and protection of property.

No provision of these rules prevents the use by an amateur station of any means of radiocommunication at its disposal to provide essential communication needs in connection with the immediate safety of human life and immediate protection of property when normal communication systems are not available.