{"data":{"id":"us/47-u.s.c.-22","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"47 U.S.C. § 22","heading":"Negligent injury to submarine cables; punishment","body":"Any person who by culpable negligence shall break or injure a submarine cable in such manner as to interrupt or embarrass, in whole or in part, telegraphic communication, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to a fine not exceeding $500, or to both fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court.","path":["Title 47—TELECOMMUNICATIONS","CHAPTER 2—SUBMARINE CABLES"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc47@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:57Z","sha256":"4d554f6d19d07fc9a2b1da58b283bf71d32682adb3481a8c952cc1f7db617948","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/47-u.s.c.-21","next":"us/47-u.s.c.-23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}