§ 797. — Publication and sale of photographs of 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: 18USC797]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 37--ESPIONAGE AND CENSORSHIP
Sec. 797. Publication and sale of photographs of defense
installations
On and after thirty days from the date upon which the President
defines any vital military or naval installation or equipment as being
within the category contemplated under section 795 of this title,
whoever reproduces, publishes, sells, or gives away any photograph,
sketch, picture, drawing, map, or graphical representation of the vital
military or naval installations or equipment so defined, without first
obtaining permission of the commanding officer of the military or naval
post, camp, or station concerned, or higher authority, unless such
photograph, sketch, picture, drawing, map, or graphical representation
has clearly indicated thereon that it has been censored by the proper
military or naval authority, 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 and 45b, of title 50, U.S.C., 1940 ed., War and
National Defense (Jan. 12, 1938, ch. 2, Secs. 1, 3, 52 Stat. 3).
Punishment provision of section 45 of title 50, U.S.C., 1940 ed.,
War and National Defense, is repeated. Words ``upon conviction'' were
deleted as surplusage since punishment cannot be imposed until a
conviction is secured.
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 50 App. section 34.
