47 USC § 217 - Agents’ acts and omissions; liability of carrier

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title: "47 USC § 217 - Agents’ acts and omissions; liability of carrier"
title_number: 47
title_name: "TELECOMMUNICATIONS"
section_number: "217"
section_name: "Agents’ acts and omissions; liability of carrier"
chapter_number: 5
chapter_name: "WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "COMMON CARRIERS"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "Common Carrier Regulation"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-08-11"
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source_credit: "(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title II, § 217, 48 Stat. 1077.)"
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# § 217. Agents’ acts and omissions; liability of carrier

In construing and enforcing the provisions of this chapter, the act, omission, or failure of any officer, agent, or other person acting for or employed by any common carrier or user, acting within the scope of his employment, shall in every case be also deemed to be the act, omission, or failure of such carrier or user as well as that of the person.

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**Source Credit**: (June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title II, § 217, 48 Stat. 1077.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , known as the Communications Act of 1934, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see  and Tables.