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US Code · Through Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)

18 U.S.C. § 796: Use of aircraft for photographing defense installations

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  1. Title 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
  2. CHAPTER 37—ESPIONAGE AND CENSORSHIP

Whoever uses or permits the use of an aircraft or any contrivance used, or designed for navigation or flight in the air, for the purpose of making a photograph, sketch, picture, drawing, map, or graphical representation of vital military or naval installations or equipment, in violation of section 795 of this title, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

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