Federal · Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

18 U.S.C. § 1367: Interference with the operation of a satellite

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

It is illegal to intentionally or maliciously interfere with, obstruct, or hinder the operation of communications or weather satellites without authorization. Violators may be fined or imprisoned for up to ten years.

Read the full statutory text

Whoever, without the authority of the satellite operator, intentionally or maliciously interferes with the authorized operation of a communications or weather satellite or obstructs or hinders any satellite transmission shall be fined in accordance with this title or imprisoned not more than ten years or both. This section does not prohibit any lawfully authorized investigative, protective, or intelligence activity of a law enforcement agency or of an intelligence agency of the United States.

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