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42 U.S.C. § 9115 — Protection of submarine electric transmission cables and equipment
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**(a) Prohibited acts; misdemeanor; penalty and fine** Any person who shall willfully and wrongfully break or injure, or attempt to break or injure, or who shall in any manner procure, counsel, aid, abet, or be accessory to such breaking or injury, or attempt to break or injure, any submarine electric transmission cable or equipment being constructed or operated under a license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction thereof, shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or to a fine not exceeding $5,000, or to both fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court.
**(b) Culpable negligence; misdemeanor; penalty and fine** Any person who by culpable negligence shall break or injure any submarine electric transmission cable or equipment being constructed or operated under a license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction thereof, shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or to a fine not exceeding $500, or to both fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court.
**(c) Exceptions** The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not apply to any person who, after having taken all necessary precautions to avoid such breaking or injury, breaks or injures any submarine electric transmission cable or equipment in an effort to save the life or limb of himself or of any other person, or to save his own or any other vessel.
**(d) Suits for damages** The penalties provided in subsections (a) and (b) of this section for the breaking or injury of any submarine electric transmission cable or equipment shall not be a bar to a suit for damages on account of such breaking or injury.
**(e) Indemnity** Whenever any vessel sacr
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**(a) Prohibited acts; misdemeanor; penalty and fine** Any person who shall willfully and wrongfully break or injure, or attempt to break or injure, or who shall in any manner procure, counsel, aid, abet, or be accessory to such breaking or injury, or attempt to break or injure, any submarine electric transmission cable or equipment being constructed or operated under a license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction thereof, shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or to a fine not exceeding $5,000, or to both fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court.
**(b) Culpable negligence; misdemeanor; penalty and fine** Any person who by culpable negligence shall break or injure any submarine electric transmission cable or equipment being constructed or operated under a license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction thereof, shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or to a fine not exceeding $500, or to both fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court.
**(c) Exceptions** The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not apply to any person who, after having taken all necessary precautions to avoid such breaking or injury, breaks or injures any submarine electric transmission cable or equipment in an effort to save the life or limb of himself or of any other person, or to save his own or any other vessel.
**(d) Suits for damages** The penalties provided in subsections (a) and (b) of this section for the breaking or injury of any submarine electric transmission cable or equipment shall not be a bar to a suit for damages on account of such breaking or injury.
**(e) Indemnity** Whenever any vessel sacrifices any anchor, fishing net, or other fishing gear to avoid injuring any submarine electric transmission cable or equipment being constructed or operated under a license issued pursuant to this chapter, the licensee shall indemnify the owner of such vessel for the items sacrificed: Provided, That the owner of the vessel had taken all reasonable precautionary measures beforehand.
**(f) Repair costs** Any licensee who causes any break in or injury to any submarine cable or pipeline of any type shall bear the cost of the repairs.
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If any provision of this chapter or any application thereof is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the chapter, or any other application, shall not be affected thereby.
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 9113
rity, and the Department of Homeland Security Reor-
ganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set
out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
§ 9113. Protection of submarine electric trans-
mission cables and equipment
(a) Prohibited acts; misdemeanor; penalty and
fine
Any person who shall willfully and wrongfully
break or injure, or attempt to break or injure,
or who shall in any manner procure, counsel,
aid, abet, or be accessory to such breaking or in-
jury, or attempt to break or injure, any sub-
marine electric transmission cable or equipment
being constructed or operated under a license
issued pursuant to this chapter shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor and, on conviction thereof, shall
be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceed-
ing 2 years, or to a fine not exceeding $5,000, or
to both fine and imprisonment, at the discretion
of the court.
(b) Culpable negligence; misdemeanor; penalty
and fine
Any person who by culpable negligence shall
break or injure any submarine electric trans-
mission cable or equipment being constructed or
operated under a license issued pursuant to this
chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on
conviction thereof, shall be liable to imprison-
ment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or to a
fine not exceeding $500, or to both fine and im-
prisonment, at the discretion of the court.
(c) Exceptions
The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of
this section shall not apply to any person who,
after having taken all necessary precautions to
avoid such breaking or injury, breaks or injures
any submarine electric transmission cable or
equipment in an effort to save the life or limb of
himself or of any other person, or to save his
own or any ot
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