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The international radiotelephone distress signal or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding two
is the word MAYDAY.
This distress signal indicates that a mobile sta­
tion is threatened by grave and imminent danger
and requests immediate assistance.
*Quoted from FCC Rules and Regulations
Penalties For Violations of Radio Laws,
Rules and Regulations
“Any person who willfully and knowingly does
or causes or suffers to be done any act, matter, or
thing, in this Act prohibited or declared to be un­
lawful, or who willfully or knowingly omits or fails
to do any act, matter, or thing in this Act required
to be done, or willfully and knowingly causes or
suffers such omission or failure, shall, upon convic­
tion thereof, be punished for such offense, for which
no penalty (other than a forfeiture) is provided in
this Act, by a fine of not more than $10,000 or by
imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year,
or both; except that any person, having been once
convicted of an offense punishable under this sec­
tion, who is subsequently convicted of violating any
provision of this Act punishable under this section,
shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000
years, or both.”
(Section 501, Communications Act 1934, as amended}
Penalties For Violations
Of Rules and Regulations of
The Federal Communications Commission
“Any person who willfully and knowingly vio­
lates any rule, regulation, restriction, -or condition
made or imposed by the Commission under au­
thority of this Act, or any rule, regulations, restric­
tion, or condition made or imposed by any inter­
national radio or wire communications treaty or
convention, or regulations annexed thereto, to
which the United States is or may hereafter be­
come a party, shall, in addition to any other pen­
alties provided by law, be punished, upon convic­
tion thereof, by a fine of not more than $500 for
each and every day during which such offense
occurs.”
(Section 502, Communications Act 1934, as amended)
Forfeiture in Cases of Violations of
Certain Rules and Regulations
Section 510. (a) Where any radio station
other than licensed radio stations in the broadcast
service or stations governed by the provisions of