Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 47 : Section 21


   
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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