§ 2512. Manufacture, Distribution, Possession, and Advertising of Wire, Oral, or Electronic Communication Intercepting Devices Prohibited
(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, any person who intentionally--
(b) manufactures, assembles, possesses, or sells any electronic, mechanical, or other device, knowing or having reason to know that the design of such device renders it primarily useful for the purpose of the surreptitious interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications, and that such device or any component thereof has been or will be sent through the mail or transported in interstate or foreign commerce; or
(c) places in any newspaper, magazine, handbill, or other publication
any advertisement of--
knowing or having reason to know that such advertisement will be sent through the mail or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
(b) an officer, agent, or employee of, or a person under contract with, the United States, a State, or a political subdivision thereof, in the normal course of the activities of the United States, a State, or a political subdivision thereof,
(3) It shall not be unlawful under this section to advertise for sale
a device described in subsection (1) of this section if the advertisement
is mailed, sent, or carried in interstate or foreign commerce solely to
a domestic provider of wire or electronic communication service or to an
agency of the United States, a State, or a political subdivision thereof
which is duly authorized to use such device.
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