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47 U.S.C. § 509 — Prohibited practices in contests of knowledge, skill, or chance
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**(a) Influencing, prearranging, or predetermining outcome** It shall be unlawful for any person, with intent to deceive the listening or viewing public—
(1) To supply to any contestant in a purportedly bona fide contest of intellectual knowledge or intellectual skill any special and secret assistance whereby the outcome of such contest will be in whole or in part prearranged or predetermined.
(2) By means of persuasion, bribery, intimidation, or otherwise, to induce or cause any contestant in a purportedly bona fide contest of intellectual knowledge or intellectual skill to refrain in any manner from using or displaying his knowledge or skill in such contest, whereby the outcome thereof will be in whole or in part prearranged or predetermined.
(3) To engage in any artifice or scheme for the purpose of prearranging or predetermining in whole or in part the outcome of a purportedly bona fide contest of intellectual knowledge, intellectual skill, or chance.
(4) To produce or participate in the production for broadcasting of, to broadcast or participate in the broadcasting of, to offer to a licensee for broadcasting, or to sponsor, any radio program, knowing or having reasonable ground for believing that, in connection with a purportedly bona fide contest of intellectual knowledge, intellectual skill, or chance constituting any part of such program, any person has done or is going to do any act or thing referred to in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of this subsection.
(5) To conspire with any other person or persons to do any act or thing prohibited by paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of this subsection, if one or more of such persons do any act to effect the object of such conspiracy.
**(b) “Contest” and “the listening or viewing public” defined** For the purposes of thi
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**(a) Influencing, prearranging, or predetermining outcome** It shall be unlawful for any person, with intent to deceive the listening or viewing public—
(1) To supply to any contestant in a purportedly bona fide contest of intellectual knowledge or intellectual skill any special and secret assistance whereby the outcome of such contest will be in whole or in part prearranged or predetermined.
(2) By means of persuasion, bribery, intimidation, or otherwise, to induce or cause any contestant in a purportedly bona fide contest of intellectual knowledge or intellectual skill to refrain in any manner from using or displaying his knowledge or skill in such contest, whereby the outcome thereof will be in whole or in part prearranged or predetermined.
(3) To engage in any artifice or scheme for the purpose of prearranging or predetermining in whole or in part the outcome of a purportedly bona fide contest of intellectual knowledge, intellectual skill, or chance.
(4) To produce or participate in the production for broadcasting of, to broadcast or participate in the broadcasting of, to offer to a licensee for broadcasting, or to sponsor, any radio program, knowing or having reasonable ground for believing that, in connection with a purportedly bona fide contest of intellectual knowledge, intellectual skill, or chance constituting any part of such program, any person has done or is going to do any act or thing referred to in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of this subsection.
(5) To conspire with any other person or persons to do any act or thing prohibited by paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of this subsection, if one or more of such persons do any act to effect the object of such conspiracy.
**(b) “Contest” and “the listening or viewing public” defined** For the purposes of this section—
(1) The term “contest” means any contest broadcast by a radio station in connection with which any money or any other thing of value is offered as a prize or prizes to be paid or presented by the program sponsor or by any other person or persons, as announced in the course of the broadcast.
(2) The term “the listening or viewing public” means those members of the public who, with the aid of radio receiving sets, listen to or view programs broadcast by radio stations.
**(c) Penalties** Whoever violates subsection (a) shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
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**(a) Payments to station employees** Subject to subsection (d), any employee of a radio station who accepts or agrees to accept from any person (other than such station), or any person (other than such station) who pays or agrees to pay such employee, any money, service or other valuable consideration for the broadcast of any matter over such station shall, in advance of such broadcast, disclose the fact of such acceptance or agreement to such station.
**(b) Production or preparation of programs** Subject to subsection (d), any person who, in connection with the production or preparation of any program or program matter which is intended for broadcasting over any radio station, accepts or agrees to accept, or pays or agrees to pay, any money, service or other valuable consideration for the inclusion of any matter as a part of such program or program matter, shall, in advance of such broadcast, disclose the fact of such acceptance or payment or agreement to the payee’s employer, or to the person for whom such program or program matter is being produced, or to the licensee of such station over which such program is broadcast.
**(c) Supplying of program or program matter** Subject to subsection (d), any person who supplies to any other person any program or program matter which is intended for broadcasting over any radio station shall, in advance of such broadcast, disclose to such other person any information of which he has knowledge, or which has been disclosed to him, as to any money, service or other valuable consideration which any person has paid or accepted, or has agreed to pay or accept, for the inclusion of any matter as a part of such program or program matter.
**(d) Waiver of announcements under section 317(d)** The provisions of this section requiring the
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TITLE 47—TELECOMMUNICATIONS
§ 510
(g) Penalties
Any person who violates any provision of this
section shall, for each such violation, be fined
not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more
than one year, or both.
(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title V, § 507, formerly
§ 508, as added Pub. L. 86–752, § 8(b), Sept. 13, 1960,
74 Stat. 896; renumbered § 507, Pub. L. 96–507, § 1,
Dec. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 2747.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 507 of act June 19, 1934, ch. 652, was re-
numbered section 506 by section 1 of Pub. L. 96–507, and
is classified to section 507 of this title.
§ 509. Prohibited practices in contests of knowl-
edge, skill, or chance
(a) Influencing, prearranging, or predetermining
outcome
It shall be unlawful for any person, with in-
tent to deceive the listening or viewing public—
(1) To supply to any contestant in a purport-
edly bona fide contest of intellectual knowl-
edge or intellectual skill any special and se-
cret assistance whereby the outcome of such
contest will be in whole or in part prearranged
or predetermined.
(2) By means of persuasion, bribery, intimi-
dation, or otherwise, to induce or cause any
contestant in a purportedly bona fide contest
of intellectual knowledge or intellectual skill
to refrain in any manner from using or dis-
playing his knowledge or skill in such contest,
whereby the outcome thereof will be in whole
or in part prearranged or predetermined.
(3) To engage in any artifice or scheme for
the purpose of prearranging or predetermining
in whole or in part the outcome of a purport-
edly bona fide contest of intellectual knowl-
edge, intellectual skill, or chance.
(4) To produce or participate in the produc-
tion for broadcasting of, to broadcast or par-
ticipate in the broadca
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