FEDERAL · 47 U.S.C. · Chapter SUBCHAPTER III—SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO

Vessels transporting more than six passengers for hire required to be equipped with radiotelephone

47 U.S.C. § 381
Title47Telecommunications
ChapterSUBCHAPTER III—SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO
PartIII

This text of 47 U.S.C. § 381 (Vessels transporting more than six passengers for hire required to be equipped with radiotelephone) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering United States primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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47 U.S.C. § 381.

Text

Except as provided in section 382 of this title, it shall be unlawful for any vessel of the United States, transporting more than six passengers for hire, to be navigated in the open sea or any tidewater within the jurisdiction of the United States adjacent or contiguous to the open sea, unless such vessel is equipped with an efficient radiotelephone installation in operating condition.

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Related

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R. v. Federal Communications Commission
272 F.2d 706 (Second Circuit, 1959)
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History

(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title III, §381, as added Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 973, §1, 70 Stat. 1047; amended Pub. L. 103–414, title III, §303(a)(20)(A), Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4295.)

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Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–414 inserted section catchline.

Statutory Notes

Effective Date
Section 4 of act Aug. 6, 1956, provided that: "The amendments made herein [enacting this part and amending sections 153 and 504 of this title] shall take effect March 1, 1957."

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