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17 M.R.S. § 3962 — Regulation of radio waves; disturbing reception

Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)

Part of Chapter 131: Miscellaneous Crimes, Maine Revised Statutes.

Full text of 17 M.R.S. § 3962

Statutory text current through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025). This publication reproduces the statutory text of the Maine Revised Statutes from the Revisor of Statutes' official published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Maine and has not been certified by the Secretary of State.

17 M.R.S. § 3962Primary source, current through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
It shall be unlawful to use any radio receiving set which radiates radio waves between 200 meters wave length and 550 meters wave length which causes interference with the reception of any other radio receiving set. Whoever knowingly, maliciously or wantonly by any means unreasonably disturbs the reception of radio waves used for radiotelephony, between 200 meters wave length and 550 meters wave length, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $50, to be recovered by complaint in the District Court.

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