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47 U.S.C. 558: Criminal and civil liability

Created in 1984 by Public Law 98-549. Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Federal Communications Commission (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–385 inserted before period at end "unless the program involves obscene material".

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.