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18 U.S.C. 795-797
From: "Allen Thomson"
Subject: 18 U.S.C. 795-797
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 13:28:43 -0500
All this talk of classification got me wondering (again) about 18 U.S.C.
795-797,
which may be viewed at http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/795.html
through /797.html .
In particular, Sec. 797 sez,
"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. "
So have all those folks who've taken pictures of A51, not to mention the
local
air field, naval base, etc elegible for time in jail? If not, there seem to
be two plausible explanations (not mutually exclusive).
1) The government realizes that the law is foolish and unenforceable, and
therefore doesn't bother to try.
2) No president has ever made the proclamation required under Sec. 797.
With regard to 2), does anyone know if there actually is a list of such
presidentially
forbidden sites?
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Created: Sat Jun 19 14:37:48 EDT 1999