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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "49 U.S.C. § 46320"
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description: "Interference with wildfire suppression, law enforcement, or emergency response effort by operation of unmanned aircraft"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 49
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title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
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chapter_number: "463"
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chapter_name: "PENALTIES"
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section: "46320"
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citation: "49 U.S.C. § 46320"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc49@119-100.zip"
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source_identifier: "/us/usc/t49/s46320"
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source_file: "data/legal/raw/us/code/title-49/usc49.xml"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
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confidence: "official"
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tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
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# 49 U.S.C. § 46320 - Interference with wildfire suppression, law enforcement, or emergency response effort by operation of unmanned aircraft
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## Text
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(a) In General.— Except as provided in subsection (b), an individual who operates an unmanned aircraft and in so doing knowingly or recklessly interferes with a wildfire suppression, law enforcement, or emergency response effort is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $20,000.
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(b) Exceptions.— This section does not apply to the operation of an unmanned aircraft conducted by a unit or agency of the United States Government or of a State, tribal, or local government (including any individual conducting such operation pursuant to a contract or other agreement entered into with the unit or agency) for the purpose of protecting the public safety and welfare, including firefighting, law enforcement, or emergency response.
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(c) Compromise and Setoff.— (1) Compromise.— The United States Government may compromise the amount of a civil penalty imposed under this section.
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(2) Setoff.— The United States Government may deduct the amount of a civil penalty imposed or compromised under this section from the amounts the Government owes the person liable for the penalty.
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(d) Definitions.— In this section, the following definitions apply:
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(1) Wildfire.— The term “wildfire” has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the Emergency Wildfire Suppression Act (42 U.S.C. 1856m).
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(2) Wildfire suppression.— The term “wildfire suppression” means an effort to contain, extinguish, or suppress a wildfire.
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(Added Pub. L. 114–190, title II, § 2205(a), July 15, 2016, 130 Stat. 630.)
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