47-U.S.C.-559

§559 – Obscene Programming

Pathway

Title 47 > Chapter 5 > Subchapter V-A > Part IV > Section 559

Details

• Reference: Section 559
• Legend: §559 – Obscene Programming
• USCode Year: 2013

Provision Content

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.

(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.)

Amendments

1996—Pub. L. 104–104 substituted under title 18 for not more than $10,000.

Effective Date

Section 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.

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47-U.S.C.-555A in the Legal Encyclopedia: Wire or Radio Communication

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