§ 796. — Use of aircraft for photographing defense installations.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC796]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 37--ESPIONAGE AND CENSORSHIP
Sec. 796. Use of aircraft for photographing defense
installations
Whoever uses or permits the use of an aircraft or any contrivance
used, or designed for navigation or flight in the air, for the purpose
of making a photograph, sketch, picture, drawing, map, or graphical
representation of vital military or naval installations or equipment, in
violation of section 795 of this title, shall be fined under this title
or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 738; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII,
Sec. 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on sections 45, 45a, and 45c of title 50, U.S.C., 1940 ed.,
War and National Defense (Jan. 12, 1938, ch. 2, Secs. 1, 2, 4, 52 Stat.
3, 4).
Reference to persons causing or procuring was omitted as unnecessary
in view of definition of ``principal'' in section 2 of this title.
Punishment provided by section 795 of this title is repeated, and is
from said section 45 of title 50, U.S.C., 1940 ed.
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $1,000''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 951 of this title; title 19
section 1583; title 42 section 2000aa; title 50 App. section 34.
