An Act to authorize the imposition of forfeitures for certain violations of the rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission in the common carrier and safety and special fields
PL 87-448 (S.1668), enacted 05/11/1962

68 
PUBLIC LAW 87-448-MAY 11, 1962 
[76 STAT. 
May 11, 1962 
[S. 1668] 
Communications 
Act of 1934. 
amendment. 
Forfeitures. 
48 Stat. 1100. 
47 u s e 501-509. 
SO Stat. 192; 
70 Stat. 1048; 
68 Stat. 729. 
47 u s e 351-362, 
381-386, 507. 
Public Law 87-448 
AN ACT 
To authorize the imposition of forfeitures for certain violations of the rules and 
regulations of the Federal Communications Commission in the common 
carrier and safety and special fields. 
Be it eTiacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That title V of the 
Communications Act of 1934 is amended by adding at the end thereof 
a new section as follows: 
"FORFEITURE IN CASES OF VIOLATIONS OF CERTAIN RULES AND REGULATIONS 
"SEC. 510. (a) Where any radio station other than licensed radio 
stations in the broadcast service or stations governed by the provisions 
of parts I I and I I I of title I I I and section 507 of this Act— 
"(1) is operated by any person not holding a valid radio oper-
ator license or permit of the class prescribed in the rules and 
regulations of the Commission for the operation of such station; 
"(2) fails to identify itself at the times and in the manner 
prescribed in the rules and regulations of the Commission; 
"(3) transmits any false call contrary to regulations of the 
Commission; 
"(4) is operated on a frequency not authorized by the Com-
mission for use by such station; 
" (5) transmits unauthorized communications on any frequency 
designated as a distress or calling frequency in the rules and 
regulations of the Commission; 
"(6) interferes with any distress call or distress communica-
tion contrary to the regulations of the Commission; 
"(7) fails to attenuate spurious emissions to the extent re-
quired by the rules and regulations of the Commission; 
"(8) is operated with power in excess of that authorized by 
the Commission; 
"(9) renders a communication service not authorized by the 
Commission for the particular station; 
"(10) is operated with a type of emission not authorized by 
the Commission; 
"(11) is operated with transmitting equipment other than 
that authorized by the Commission; or 
"(12) fails to respond to official communications from the 
Commission; 
the licensee of the station shall, in addition to any other penalty pre-
scribed by law, forfeit to the United States a sum not to exceed $100. 
In the case of a violation of clause (2), (3), (5), or (6) of this subsec-
tion, the person operating such station shall, in addition to any other 
penalty prescribed by law, forfeit to the United States a sum not to 
exceed $100. The violation of the provisions of each numbered clause 
of this subsection shall constitute a separate offense: Pr&vided^ That 
$100 shall be the maximum amount of forfeiture liability for which the 
licensee or person operating such station shall be liable under this 
section for the violation of the provisions of any one of the numbered 
clauses of this subsection, irrespective of the number of violations 
thereof, occurring within ninety days prior to the date the notice of 
apparent liability is issued or sent as provided in subsection (c) of 
this section: And provided further^ That $500 shall be the maximum 
amount of forfeiture liability for which the licensee or person op-
erating such station shall be liable under this section for all violations 
of the provisions of this section, irrespective of the total number 
thereof, occurring within ninety days prior to the date such notice of 
76 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 87-450-MAY 15, 1962 
69 
apparent liability is issued or sent as provided in subsection (c) of 
this section. 
"(b) The forfeiture liability provided for in this section shall 
attach only for a willful or repeated violation of the provisions of this 
section by any licensee or person operating a station. 
"(c) No forfeiture liability under this section shall attach after the 
lapse of ninety days from the date of the violation unless within such 
time a written notice of apparent liability, setting forth the facts 
which indicate apparent liability, shall have been issued by the Com-
mission and received by such person, or the Commission has sent him 
such notice by registered mail or by certified mail at his last known 
address. The person so notified of apparent liability shall have the 
opportunity to show cause in writing why he should not be held 
liable and, upon his request, he shall be afforded an opportunity for 
a personal interview with an official of the Commission at the field 
office of the Commission nearest to the person's place of residence." 
SKC. 2. Section 504(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 504(b)) is amended by striking out "sections 503(b) and 507" 
and inserting m lieu thereof "section 503(b), section 507, and section 
510". 
SEC. 3. The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the 
thirtieth dav after the date of its enactment. 
Approved May 11, 1962. 
50 Stat. 197. 
Effective date. 
Public Law 87-449 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Authorizing the President to proclaim the week in May of each year in which 
falls the third Friday of that month as National Transportation Week. 
May 14, 1962 
[H. J. Res. 628] 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the. President of the 
United States is requested and authorized to officially proclaim an-
nually the week in May of each year in which falls the third Friday 
of that month as National Transportation Week, and to issue a procla-
mation inviting the people of the United States to observe such period 
with appropriate ceremonies and activities, as a tribute to the men 
and women who, night and day, move goods and people throughout 
our land. 
Approved May 14^ 1962. 
National Trans-
portation Week. 
Proclamation au-
thorization. 
Public Law 87-450 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To defer the proclamation of marketing quotas and acreage allotments for the 
1963 crop of wheat. 
May 15, 1962 
[S. J. Res. 185] 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture may defer until 
June 15,1962, any proclamation under section 332 of the A^icultural 
Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, with respect to a national acre-
age allotment for the 1963 crop of wheat and any proclamation under 
section 335 of such Act for such crop of wheat. 
Approved May 15, 1962. 
Wheat. 
Post.p. 103. 
68 Stat. 903. 
7 u s e 1332. 
52 Stat. 54. 
7 u s e 1335.