47 U.S.C. § 508 — Disclosure of payments to individuals con-

Page 266 TITLE 47—TELECOMMUNICATIONS § 505 § 505. Venue of trials The trial of any offense under this chapter shall be in the district in which it is committed; or if the offense is committed upon the high seas, or out of the jurisdiction of any particular State or district, the trial shall be in the dis- trict where the offender may be found or into which he shall be first brought. Whenever the of- fense is begun in one jurisdiction and completed in another it may be dealt with, inquired of, tried, determined, and punished in either juris- diction in the same manner as if the offense had been actually and wholly committed therein. (June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title V, § 505, 48 Stat. 1101.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning act June 19, 1934, ch. 652, 48 Stat. 1064, known as the Communications Act of 1934, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 609 of this title and Tables. § 506. Repealed. Pub. L. 96–507, § 1, Dec. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 2747 Section, act June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title V, § 506, as added Apr. 16, 1946, ch. 138, 60 Stat. 89, prohibited cer- tain coercive practices affecting broadcasting and pro- vided penalties for violations. § 507. Violation of Great Lakes Agreement (a) Any vessel of the United States that is navigated in violation of the provisions of the Great Lakes Agreement or the rules and regula- tions of the Commission made in pursuance thereof and any vessel of a foreign country that is so navigated on waters under the jurisdiction of the United States shall forfeit to the United States the sum of $500 recoverable by way of suit or libel. Each day during which such navigation occurs shall constitute a separate offense. (b) Every willful failure on the part of the master of a vessel of the United States to en- force or to comply with the provisions of the Great Lakes Agreement or the rules and regula- tions of the Commission made in pursuance thereof shall cause him to forfeit to the United States the sum of $100. (June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title V, § 506, formerly § 507, as added Aug. 13, 1954, ch. 735, § 3, 68 Stat. 729; renumbered § 506, Pub. L. 96–507, § 1, Dec. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 2747.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 506 of act June 19, 1934, ch. 652, was classified to section 506 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 96–507. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section 6 of act Aug. 13, 1954, provided that: ‘‘This Act [enacting this section and amending sections 153, 154, and 504 of this title] shall take effect on November 13, 1954.’’ § 508. Disclosure of payments to individuals con- nected with broadcasts (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 in- tended for broadcasting over any radio station, accepts or agrees to accept, or pays or agrees to pay, any money, service or other valuable con- sideration 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 pro- duced, 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 sup- plies to any other person any program or pro- gram matter which is intended for broadcasting over any radio station shall, in advance of such broadcast, disclose to such other person any in- formation 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 disclosure of information shall not apply in any case where, because of a waiver made by the Commission under section 317(d) of this title, an announcement is not required to be made under section 317 of this title. (e) Announcement under section 317 as sufficient disclosure The inclusion in the program of the announce- ment required by section 317 of this title shall constitute the disclosure required by this sec- tion. (f) ‘‘Service or other valuable consideration’’ de- fined The term ‘‘service or other valuable consider- ation’’ as used in this section shall not include any service or property furnished without charge or at a nominal charge for use on, or in connection with, a broadcast, or for use on a program which is intended for broadcasting over any radio station, unless it is so furnished in consideration for an identification in such broadcast or in such program of any person, product, service, trademark, or brand name be- yond an identification which is reasonably re- lated to the use of such service or property in such broadcast or such program. Page 267 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 broadcasting of, to offer to a li- censee 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 con- stituting any part of such program, any person has done or is going to do any act or thing re- ferred to in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of this sub- section. (5) To conspire with any other person or per- sons to do any act or thing prohibited by para- graph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of this subsection, if one or more of such persons do any act to ef- fect the object of such conspiracy. (b) ‘‘Contest’’ and ‘‘the listening or viewing pub- lic’’ 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 pub- lic’’ 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. (June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title V, § 508, formerly § 509, as added Pub. L. 86–752, § 9, Sept. 13, 1960, 74 Stat. 897; renumbered § 508, Pub. L. 96–507, § 1, Dec. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 2747.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 508 of act June 19, 1934, ch. 652, was re- numbered section 507 by section 1 of Pub. L. 96–507, and is classified to section 508 of this title. § 510. Forfeiture of communications devices (a) Violation with willful and knowing intent Any electronic, electromagnetic, radio fre- quency, or similar device, or component thereof, used, sent, carried, manufactured, assembled, possessed, offered for sale, sold, or advertised with willful and knowing intent to violate sec- tion 301 or 302a of this title, or rules prescribed by the Commission under such sections, may be seized and forfeited to the United States. (b) Seizure Any property subject to forfeiture to the United States under this section may be seized by the Attorney General of the United States upon process issued pursuant to the supple- mental rules for certain admiralty and maritime claims by any district court of the United States having jurisdiction over the property, ex- cept that seizure without such process may be made if the seizure is incident to a lawful arrest or search. (c) Laws applicable to seizure and forfeiture All provisions of law relating to— (1) the seizure, summary and judicial for- feiture, and condemnation of property for vio- lation of the customs laws; (2) the disposition of such property or the proceeds from the sale thereof; (3) the remission or mitigation of such for- feitures; and (4) the compromise of claims with respect to such forfeitures; shall apply to seizures and forfeitures incurred, or alleged to have been incurred, under the pro- visions of this section, insofar as applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions of this sec- tion, except that such seizures and forfeitures shall be limited to the communications device, devices, or components thereof. (d) Disposition of forfeited property Whenever property is forfeited under this sec- tion, the Attorney General of the United States may forward it to the Commission or sell any forfeited property which is not harmful to the public. The proceeds from any such sale shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury of the United States.