47 USC § 37 - Violations; punishment

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identifier: "/us/usc/t47/s37"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "47 USC § 37 - Violations; punishment"
title_number: 47
title_name: "TELECOMMUNICATIONS"
section_number: "37"
section_name: "Violations; punishment"
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "SUBMARINE CABLES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-08-11"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(May 27, 1921, ch. 12, § 4, 42 Stat. 8.)"
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# § 37. Violations; punishment

section 34 of this title

Whoever knowingly commits, instigates, or assists in any act forbidden by  shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.

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**Source Credit**: (May 27, 1921, ch. 12, § 4, 42 Stat. 8.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was not enacted as part of the Submarine Cable Act which comprises this chapter.