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Code · U.S. Code · Title 47 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS · CHAPTER 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION · SUBCHAPTER V–A— CABLE COMMUNICATIONS · § 559

§ 559. Obscene programming

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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.
(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.)
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  • June 19, 1934, ch. 652
  • Pub. L. 98–549, § 2
  • 98 Stat. 2801
  • Pub. L. 104–104, title V, § 503
  • 110 Stat. 136
  • Pub. L. 104–104
  • section 9(a) of Pub. L. 98–549
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§ 559
Obscene programming
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ActJune 19, 1934, ch. 652
Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–549, § 2
Stat.98 Stat. 2801
Pub. L.Pub. L. 104–104, title V, § 503
Stat.110 Stat. 136
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