47 U.S.C. § 559

Current through P.L. 118-47 (published on www.congress.gov on 03/23/2024)

Section 559 - Obscene programming

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.

47 U.S.C. § 559

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.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS1996- Pub. L. 104-104substituted "under title 18" for "not more than $10,000".

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATESection 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.