§501. General penalty — Inbound Citations

Citations to 47 U.S.C. § 501 as a whole

• 47 U.S.C. § 227(e)(5)(B)

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  (B) Any person who willfully and knowingly violates this subsection shall upon conviction thereof be fined not more than $10,000 for each violation, or 3 times that amount for each day of a continuing violation, in lieu of the fine provided by section 501 of this title for such a violation. This subparagraph does not supersede the provisions of section 501 of this title relating to imprisonment or the imposition of a penalty of both fine and imprisonment.
• 47 U.S.C. § 335(b)(5)(D)(ii)(II)

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  (II) an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of title 26 that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such title and that is governed by an independent board of directors; or
• 47 U.S.C. § 338(a)(2)

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  (2) In addition to the remedies available to television broadcast stations under section 501(f) of title 17, the Commission may use the Commission’s authority under this chapter to assure compliance with the obligations of this subsection, but in no instance shall a Commission enforcement proceeding be required as a predicate to the pursuit of a remedy available under such section 501(f).
• 47 U.S.C. § 623(e)

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  (e) This section shall be enforced under subchapter V, except that section 501 of this title applies only to the extent that such section provides for the punishment of a fine.
• 47 U.S.C. § 1304(i)(2)(A)(ii)

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  (ii) a nonprofit organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of title 26 and that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such title; or
• 47 U.S.C. § 1306(a)(8)(D)(ii)

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  (ii) an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of title 26 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such title.
• 47 U.S.C. § 1752(j)

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  (j) The Commission may not enforce a violation of this section under section 501, 502, or 503 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 501; 502; 503), or any rules of the Commission promulgated under such sections of such Act, if a participating provider demonstrates to the Commission that such provider relied in good faith on information provided to such provider to make the verification required by subsection (b)(2).