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§95.1733. Prohibited GMRS uses.

47 C.F.R. § 95.1733

(a)
In addition to the prohibited uses outlined in § 95.333 of this chapter, GMRS stations must not communicate:
(1)
Messages in connection with any activity which is against Federal, State, or local law;
(2)
False or deceptive messages;
(3)
Coded messages or messages with hidden meanings (“10 codes” are permissible);
(4)
Music, whistling, sound effects or material to amuse or entertain;
(5)
Advertisements or offers for the sale of goods or services;
(6)
Advertisements for a political candidate or political campaign (messages about the campaign business may be communicated);
(7)
International distress signals, such as the word “Mayday” (except when on a ship, aircraft or other vehicle in immediate danger to ask for help);
(8)
Messages which are both conveyed by a wireline control link and transmitted by a GMRS station;
(9)
Messages (except emergency messages) to any station in the Amateur Radio Service, to any unauthorized station, or to any foreign station;
(10)
Continuous or uninterrupted transmissions, except for communications involving the immediate safety of life or property; and
(11)
Messages for public address systems.
(12)
The provision of § 95.333 apply, however, if the licensee is a corporation and the license so indicates, it may use its GMRS system to furnish non-profit radio communication service to its parent corporation, to another subsidiary of the same parent, or to its own subsidiary.
(b)
GMRS stations must not be used for one-way communications other than those listed in § 95.1731(b). Initial transmissions to establish two-way communications and data transmissions listed in § 95.1731(d) are not considered to be one-way communications for the purposes of this section.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 307.

Source

Source: 82 FR 41104, Aug. 29, 2017, unless otherwise noted.