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You could spend ten years in jail for bringing a Note7 onto an airplane in the US

By James Lu - on 17 Oct 2016, 10:19am

You could spend ten years in jail for bringing a Note7 onto an airplane in the US

Following an earlier ban on the Note7 on most aircraft carriers, the US Federal Aviation Administration has now stepped up the severity of the offense by making it a federal crime to fly with the device. 

The FAA issued Emergency Restriction/Prohibition Order No. FAA-2016- 9288 on Friday, which states that as of 15th October, passengers are prohibited from bringing the device onto an aircraft "on their person, in carry-on baggage, in checked baggage, or as cargo" and says that anyone who inadvertently brings one on a plane must power it down immediately. Carriers are also required to "deny boarding to a passenger in possession" of the phone.

Anyone caught bringing a Note 7 onto a plane is "subject to civil penalties of up to $179,933 for each violation for each day they are found to be in violation (49 U.S.C. 5123)," and could be prosecuted, which could "result in fines under title 18, imprisonment of up to ten years, or both (49 U.S.C. 5124)."

Source: US Federal Register via A Crime a Day

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