"KAXN-9546" wrote in message
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On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 20:36:55 -0500, itoldyouiamnotiamnotgeorge
wrote:

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2003 HOUSE BILL 257 RATIFIED
BILL AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF CITIZENS BAND RADIO EQUIPMENT NOT
AUTHORIZED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION. The General Assembly
of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. Article 15 of Chapter 62 of the
General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read: "§ 62-328.
Unauthorized use of Citizens Band equipment. (a) As used in this section,
'Citizens Band radio equipment' means Citizens Band radio equipment
authorized by the Federal Communications Commission. (b) It shall be
unlawful for any person willfully and knowingly to use Citizens Band
radio equipment not authorized by the Federal Communications Commission.
Unauthorized Citizens Band radio equipment includes the use of power
amplifiers or equipment prohibited under applicable federal regulations.
(c) This section does not apply to any licensee that is exempted under
the provisions of 47 U.S.C. § 302a(f)(2). (d) Any person willfully and
knowingly violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a
Class 3 misdemeanor." SECTION 2. This act becomes effective December 1,
2004, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date. In the
General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 28th day of June,
2004. _____________________________________ Beverly E. Perdue President
of the Senate _____________________________________ Richard T. Morgan
Speaker of the House of Representatives

Sounds like a well thought-out bill. Let's just hope that the state
of North Carolina can put some teeth in the enforcement end of it.

Raymond Sirois KAXN-9546
SysOp: The Lost Chord BBS
607-733-5745
telnet://thelostchord.dns2go.com:6000

LOL!!!!

"Put some teeth in the enforcement"

What a hoot.


Landshark


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