Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 11, 2026

Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space last revised: Dec 19, 2026
§ 189.5 - Limitation of liability.

The United States is not liable for any omission, error, or delay in transmitting or relaying, or for any failure to transmit or relay, any message accepted for transmission or relayed under this part, even if the omission, error, delay, or failure to transmit or relay is caused by the negligence of an employee of the United States.

authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701; 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40104, 40113, 44502, 45303
source: Docket 27778, 60 FR 39615, Aug. 2, 1995, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 14 CFR 189.5