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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 21. Submarine cables; willful injury to; punishment
Any person who shall willfully and wrongfully break or injure, or
attempt to break or injure, or who shall in any manner procure,
counsel, aid, abet, or be accessory to such breaking or injury, or
attempt to 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
two years, or to a fine not exceeding $5,000, or to both fine and
imprisonment, at the discretion of the court.
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