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Imparting or Conveying False Information
(Bomb Hoax)18 U.S.C. 35
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Section 35 of Title 18 provides civil and criminal felony
provisions for the conveyance of false information regarding
attempts or alleged attempts to destroy, damage, or disable
aircraft, aircraft related facilities or motor vehicles and their
related facilities. The statute is frequently referred to as the
"bomb hoax" statute. The statute contains a civil penalty
provision, 18 U.S.C. § 35(a), for nonmalicious false reports,
and a felony provision, 18 U.S.C. § 35(b), which prescribes
maximum penalties of $5,000 or five years imprisonment or both
for conveying or imparting false information willfully and
maliciously or with reckless disregard for the safety of human
life. Statements which impart or convey false information regarding
attempts to place or the placing of explosives aboard aircraft (but
not in aircraft facilities such as airports) may also be punishable
under 49 U.S.C. 46507(1) (formerly 49 U.S.C.App. §
1472(m)(1)), which provides for a felony penalty, and under 49
U.S.C. 46302 (formerly 49 U.S.C.App. § 1472(c)), which
provides for a civil penalty for furnishing false information about
alleged attempts to commit certain Title 49 offenses.
[cited in USAM 9-139.020; USAM 9-63.200; USAM 9-63.251] | |