47 USC § 22 - Negligent injury to submarine cables; punishment

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identifier: "/us/usc/t47/s22"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "47 USC § 22 - Negligent injury to submarine cables; punishment"
title_number: 47
title_name: "TELECOMMUNICATIONS"
section_number: "22"
section_name: "Negligent injury to submarine cables; punishment"
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "SUBMARINE CABLES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-08-11"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Feb. 29, 1888, ch. 17, § 2, 25 Stat. 41.)"
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# § 22. Negligent injury to submarine cables; punishment

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.

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**Source Credit**: (Feb. 29, 1888, ch. 17, § 2, 25 Stat. 41.)