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§ 95.420
§ 95.420
(CB Rule 20) May I connect
my CB station transmitter to a tele-
phone?
(a) You may connect your CB station
transmitter to a telephone if you com-
ply with all of the following:
(1) You or someone else must be
present at your CB station and must—
(i) Manually make the connection
(the connection must not be made by
remote control);
(ii) Supervise the operation of the
transmitter during the connection;
(iii) Listen to each communication
during the connection; and
(iv) Stop all communications if there
are operations in violation of these
rules.
(2) Each communication during the
telephone connection must comply
with all of these rules.
(3) You must obey any restriction
that the telephone company places on
the connection of a CB transmitter to
a telephone.
(b) The CB transmitter you connect
to a telephone must not be shared with
any other CB station.
(c) If you connect your CB trans-
mitter to a telephone, you must use a
phone patch device with has been reg-
istered with the FCC.
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§ 95.421
(CB Rule 21) What are the
penalties for violating these rules?
(a) If the FCC finds that you have
willfully or repeatedly violated the
Communications Act or the FCC Rules,
you may have to pay as much as $10,000
for each violation, up to a total of
$75,000. (See section 503(b) of the Com-
munications Act.)
(b) If the FCC finds that you have
violated any section of the Commu-
nications Act or the FCC Rules, you
may be ordered to stop whatever action
caused the violation. (See section
312(b) of the Communications Act.)
(c) If a Federal court finds that you
have willfully and knowingly violated
any FCC Rule, you may be fined up to
$500 for each day you committed the
violation. (See section 502 of the Com-
munications Act.)
(d) If a Federal court finds that you
have willfully and knowingly violated
any provision of the Communications
Act, you may be fined up to $10,000 or
you may be imprisoned for one year, or
both. (See section 501 of the Commu-
nications Act.)
[48 FR 24894, June 3, 1983, as amended at 57
FR 40343, Sept. 3, 1992]
§ 95.422
(CB Rule 22) How do I answer
correspondence from the FCC?
(a) If it appears to the FCC that you
have violated the Communications Act
or these rules, the FCC may send you a
discrepancy notice.
(b) Within the time period stated in
the notice, you must answer with:
(1) A complete written statement
about the apparent discrepancy;
(2) A complete written statement
about any action you have taken to
correct the apparent violation and to
prevent it from happening again; and
(3) The name of the person operating
at the time of the apparent violation.
(c) If the FCC sends you a letter ask-
ing you questions about your CB radio
station or its operation, you must an-
swer each of the questions with a com-
plete written statement within the
time period stated in the letter.
(d) You must not shorten your an-
swer by references to other commu-
nications or notices.
(e) You must send your answer to the
FCC office which sent you the notice.
(f) You must keep a copy of your an-
swer in your station records. (See CB
Rule 27, § 95.427.)
§ 95.423
(CB Rule 23) What must I do if
the FCC tells me that my CB station
is causing interference?
(a) If the FCC tells you that your CB
station is causing interference for tech-
nical reasons you must follow all in-
structions in the official FCC notice.
(This notice may require you to have
technical adjustments made to your
equipment.)
(b) You must comply with any re-
stricted hours of CB station operation
which may be included in the official
notice.
§ 95.424
(CB Rule 24) How do I have
my CB station transmitter serviced?
(a) You may adjust an antenna to
your CB transmitter and you may
make radio checks. (A radio check
means a one way transmission for a
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