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1998 Florida Statutes
Unauthorized transmissions on police or fire radio frequencies prohibited; penalties; exceptions.
843.165 Unauthorized transmissions on police or fire radio frequencies prohibited; penalties; exceptions.--
(1) No person shall transmit, or cause to be transmitted, over any radio frequency with knowledge that such frequency is assigned to a fire or police agency, any sounds, jamming device, or speech unless authorized in writing to do so by the head of such agency.
(2) Any person who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(3) It is not unlawful for any person to transmit, or cause to be transmitted, speech or sounds over any authorized transmitter assigned to police or fire frequencies when:
(a) Such person has been commanded to do so by an authorized operator of the transmitter; or
(b) Such person is acting to summon assistance for the authorized operator who, for any reason, is unable to make the transmission.
History.--s. 1, ch. 79-63; s. 210, ch. 91-224.