§ 39. Traffic signal preemption transmitters

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 2005

   Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users

   Pub. L. 109–59 title II § 2018(a) · 119 Stat. 1144

   Enacted · 18 U.S.C. § 39

   (Added Pub. L. 109–59, title II, § 2018(a), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1542.)

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   (Added Pub. L. 109–59, title II, § 2018(a), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1542.)

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Chapter 2 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “§ 39. Traffic signal preemption transmitters “(a) Offenses.— “(1) Sale.— Whoever, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, knowingly sells a traffic signal preemption transmitter to a nonqualifying user shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both. “(2) Use.— Whoever, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, being a nonqualifying user makes unauthorized use of a traffic signal preemption transmitter shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both. “(b) Definitions.— In this section, the following definitions apply: “(1) Traffic signal preemption transmitter.— The term ‘traffic signal preemption transmitter’ means any mechanism that can change or alter a traffic signal’s phase time or sequence. “(2) Nonqualifying user.— The term ‘nonqualifying user’ means a person who uses a traffic signal preemption transmitter and is not acting on behalf of a public agency or private corporation authorized by law to provide fire protection, law enforcement, emergency medical services, transit services, maintenance, or other services for a Federal, State, or local government entity, but does not include a person using a traffic signal preemption transmitter for classroom or instructional purposes.” .

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