{"data":{"id":"us/47-cfr-95.1733","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"47 CFR 95.1733","heading":"Prohibited GMRS uses.","body":"(a) In addition to the prohibited uses outlined in § 95.333 of this chapter, GMRS stations must not communicate:\n(1) Messages in connection with any activity which is against Federal, State, or local law;\n(2) False or deceptive messages;\n(3) Coded messages or messages with hidden meanings (“10 codes” are permissible);\n(4) Music, whistling, sound effects or material to amuse or entertain;\n(5) Advertisements or offers for the sale of goods or services;\n(6) Advertisements for a political candidate or political campaign (messages about the campaign business may be communicated);\n(7) International distress signals, such as the word “Mayday” (except when on a ship, aircraft or other vehicle in immediate danger to ask for help);\n(8) Messages which are both conveyed by a wireline control link and transmitted by a GMRS station;\n(9) Messages (except emergency messages) to any station in the Amateur Radio Service, to any unauthorized station, or to any foreign station;\n(10) Continuous or uninterrupted transmissions, except for communications involving the immediate safety of life or property; and\n(11) Messages for public address systems.\n(12) The provision of § 95.333 apply, however, if the licensee is a corporation and the license so indicates, it may use its GMRS system to furnish non-profit radio communication service to its parent corporation, to another subsidiary of the same parent, or to its own subsidiary.\n(b) GMRS stations must not be used for one-way communications other than those listed in § 95.1731(b). Initial transmissions to establish two-way communications and data transmissions listed in § 95.1731(d) are not considered to be one-way communications for the purposes of this section.","path":["Title 47—Telecommunication","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER D—SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES","PART 95—PERSONAL RADIO SERVICES","Subpart E—General Mobile Radio Service"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-47.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:28Z","sha256":"539adf80b8f5ae07c60e6fe164bdb8589d7cba70dad8adf1bec41f59693e0f36","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/47-cfr-95.1731","next":"us/47-cfr-95.1735-95.1741"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}